test 3.2 extra

Question 1

true or false

the term concentration and attention are used interchangeably

Answer 1

true

Question 2

do researchers use the word attention or concentration more often

Answer 2

attention

Question 3

do practitoners use the word attention or concentration more often

Answer 3

concentration

Question 4

what are the four parts that concentration contains

Answer 4

1) focusing on relevant cues (selective attention)
2) maintaining attentional focus (attentional focus)
3) having awareness of the situation and performance errors
4) shifting attentional focus when necessary

Question 5

true or false
concentration is the ability to maintain focus on RELEVANT environment cues. when the environment changes rapidly the attentional focus should change as well

Answer 5

true

Question 6

which is better to focus on internal focus or external focus

Answer 6

external focus

Question 7

true or false

distal external focus produced better performance than proximal external focus

Answer 7

true

Question 8

what is the term

An athletes ability to understand what is going on around him, allows players to size up game situations

Answer 8

situation awareness

Question 9

true or false

experts and nonexperts do not differ in their attentional processing

Answer 9

false they do

Question 10

is shifting attention easier or more difficult in pressure situations

Answer 10

more difficult

Question 11

when a competitor wants to asses where he is in relation to all other competitor do he use a board-external or narrow-internal focus

Answer 11

board-external focus

Question 12

when a competitor wants to asses his personal race judgment and effort distribution do he use a board-external or narrow-internal focus

Answer 12

narrow-internal focus

Question 13

what are the three process explaining attentional focus

Answer 13

1) attentional selectivity
2) attentional capacity
3) attentional alertness

Question 14

what is the term
Refers to letting some information into the information-processing system whereas other information is screened or ignored

Answer 14

attentional selectivity

Question 15

true or false

as performers become more proficient in a given skill they can more from more conscious to more automatic control

Answer 15

true

Question 16

what is the term
this aspect of attention refers to the fact that attention is limited in the amount of information that can be processed at one time

Answer 16

attentional capacity

Question 17

does control processing or automatic processing involve conscious attention and awareness

Answer 17

control processing

Question 18

does control processing or automatic processing involve processing without conscious attention and awareness

Answer 18

automatic processing

Question 19

Allows a person to perceive several occurrences simultaneously ( what is the term)

Answer 19

Broad attentional focus

Question 20

Occurs when you respond to only one or two cues, as when a baseball batter prepares to swing at a pitch (what is the term)

Answer 20

Narrow attentional focus

Question 21

Directs attention outward to an object such as a ball in baseball or a puck in hockey (what is the term)

Answer 21

External attentional focus

Question 22

Is directed onward to thoughts and feelings as when a coach analyzes plays without having to physically perform (what is the term)

Answer 22

Internal attentional focus