Individual differences

Question 1

Personality

Answer 1

Individuals predisposition to behave in a certain way

Question 2

Attitudes

Answer 2

A complex mix of feelings, beliefs and values that predisposes someone to behave towards something in a consistent way

Question 3

Motivation

Answer 3

Internal mechanisms and external stimuli which arouse and direct our behaviour

Question 4

Arousal

Answer 4

Intensity of motivation, state of alertness ranging from deep sleep to excitement

Question 5

Stress

Answer 5

Describes negative feelings a person experiences in a potentially threatening situation

Question 6

Eustress

Answer 6

Positive form of stress which people actively seek to test their ability to the limit

Question 7

Anxiety

Answer 7

Negative form of stress which can lead to an increase in arousal and a potential decrease in performance

Question 8

State anxiety

Answer 8

Emotional reaction of someone in a situation that they experience as threatening

Question 9

Trait anxiety

Answer 9

A personality trait giving a tendency to react to situations in an anxious way

Question 10

Aggression

Answer 10

Intent to harm someone outside the rules of the sports event

Question 11

Assertion

Answer 11

Forceful behaviour within the laws of the sports event

Question 12

Social facilitation

Answer 12

Positive influence of others who may be watching or competing on sports performance

Question 13

Social inhibition

Answer 13

Negative influence of others who may be watching or competing which leads to a decrease in performance

Question 14

Evaluation apprehension

Answer 14

Arousal levels rising due to perceiving those present to be evaluating or judging your performance

Question 15

Trait

Answer 15

Underlying enduring predisposition to behave a certain way every time a situation occurs