Definitions

Question 1

What is a trait?

Answer 1

An aspect of personality that is inherited and stable

Question 2

What is social learning?

Answer 2

Learning through observation of others and copying their actions

Question 3

What is an attitude?

Answer 3

A belief/ value towards a certain topic

Question 4

What is dissonance?

Answer 4

A conflict in thoughts that creates a lack of mental harmony and gives an uneasy feeling

Question 5

What is arousal?

Answer 5

A term used to describe how ready an athlete is to perform, it is the drive to achieve

Question 6

What is the zone of optimal functioning?

Answer 6

An area where arousal levels are at the optimal point and performance levels are high

Question 7

What is peak flow experience?

Answer 7

An area of peak level arousal where the performer is on top form and processing all information. The performer has a subconscious feeling of being in complete control.

Question 8

What is somatic anxiety?

Answer 8

Physiological response to a situation
E.g. sweating, sickness, shaking

Question 9

What is cognitive anxiety?

Answer 9

Psychological response to a situation, making the performer feel in a state of worry

Question 10

What is competitive trait anxiety?

Answer 10

How you feel about any competitive situation

Question 11

What is competitive state anxiety?

Answer 11

How you feel about a specific competitive situation

Question 12

What is a questionnaire?

Answer 12

A physical set of questions designed to measure anxiety levels of a performer or group

Question 13

What is achievement motivation?

Answer 13

How much desire a performer has to keep on trying to succeed

Question 14

What is a need to achieve (NACH) performer?

Answer 14

Where a performer keeps on trying even when things become particularly tough.
They approach competition with enthusiasm.

Question 15

What is a need to avoid failure (NAF) performer?

Answer 15

Performers that shows a need to avoid competition and seek safe and secure options rather than risky ones.

Question 16

What is achievement goal theory?

Answer 16

Suggests that motivation and the task persistence depend on the type of goals set by the performer and how they measure success

Question 17

What is confidence?

Answer 17

A belief in the ability to master a task

Question 18

What is trait confidence?

Answer 18

How an athlete rates their ability to perform across a wide range of sport

Question 19

What is state confidence?

Answer 19

How a performer rates their ability to perform at a particular moment

Question 20

What is competitive orientation?

Answer 20

The degree to which a performer is drawn to challenging situations

Question 21

What is self efficacy?

Answer 21

Situation specific confidence

Question 22

What is home field advantage?

Answer 22

When playing at home can affect a teams performance

Question 23

What is an autocratic leadership style?

Answer 23

Only the leader is involved in decision makinh

Question 24

What is a democratic leader?

Answer 24

All members are involved in decision makinh

Question 25

What is a laissez faire leadership style?

Answer 25

Leader allows group members to make all decisions

Question 26

What is an emergent leader?

Answer 26

A leader that is elected/ come through the team

Question 27

What is a prescribed leader?

Answer 27

A leader appointed by an external authority

Question 28

What is stress?

Answer 28

The response of the individual to a threat

Question 29

What is eustress?

Answer 29

The positive response to stress

Question 30

What is a stressor?

Answer 30

Cause of stress

Question 31

What is attentional narrowing?

Answer 31

As stress and arousal increase, the ability to take in information decreases

Question 32

What is cue utilisation?

Answer 32

The ability to process information is directly linked to the level of arousal

Question 33

What is an attribution?

Answer 33

The reason given to explain something that has happened

Question 34

What is learned helplessness?

Answer 34

The feeling that success is not achievable and failure is inevitable due to continuous losses

Question 35

What is aggression?

Answer 35

Breaking the rules with intent to harm

Question 36

What is assertion?

Answer 36

Well motivated behaviour within the rules with no intent to harm

Question 37

What is catharsis?

Answer 37

A release of aggression to restore a relaxed state/ cleanse emotions

Question 38

What is motivation?

Answer 38

How drawn you are to a situation/ a drive to succeed

Question 39

What is extrinsic motivation?

Answer 39

Motivation from external sources E.g. coaches, teammates

Question 40

What is intrinsic motivation?

Answer 40

Motivation from within

Question 41

What is achievement motivation?

Answer 41

The need for accomplishment, despite what rewards may be offered after the achievement has been met. The drive to succeed.

Question 42

What is an outcome orientated goal?

Answer 42

A goal based on the results, such as winning

Question 43

What is a task orientated goal?

Answer 43

A goal based on performance or technique

Question 44

What is social facilitation?

Answer 44

When who is present during an event and high arousal have a positive effect on the performer

Question 45

What is social inhibition?

Answer 45

When who is present at an event and high arousal have a negative effect on the performer

Question 46

What is evaluation apprehension?

Answer 46

The perceived fear of being judged

Question 47

What is cohesion?

Answer 47

How well a team bonds

Question 48

What is social loafing?

Answer 48

Individual losses of motivation due to lack of performance identification when individual efforts are not recognised

Question 49

What is self confidence?

Answer 49

A belief in one’s ability to complete a task

Question 50

What is self esteem?

Answer 50

A sense of self worth or personal value

Question 51

What is mental rehearsal?

Answer 51

Practicing a routine in your head to calm nerves/ reduce anxiety. Picturing the perfect performance cognitively.

Question 52

What is biofeedback?

Answer 52

Using a machine to monitor the body’s response while trying techniques to control things such as heart rate