GCSE PE Sport Psychology

Which one of the following is the best example of a closed skill?

• A volley in tennis

• Passing to a teammate in hockey

• Putting in golf

• An attacking header in football

What is the definition of an open skill?

• Skills that have few sub-routines and require low level of attention

• Skiils that are affected by an unpredicatble and changeable enviornment

• Skills that are not affected by the environment

• Skills that are made up of lots of sub routines and require great concentration

Which of these types of guidance would be the best for a kinaesthetic learner?

• Visual

• Verbal

• Concurrent

• Manual

Which of these is a disadvantage of verbal guidance?

• Performer can become too reliant on aid

• Some skills are too complex to demonstrate

• A movement can feel difference when someone else moves your body

• Can result in 'information overload'

Which of these sports performers would be least likely to use mental rehearsal?

• Prop in a scrum in rugby

• Gymnast performing the vault

• Penalty kicker in football

• Swimmer diving into the pool

Which one of these would be the most complex skill?

• Baton change in relay

• Running 400m

• Golf swing

• Vaulting in gymnastics

Define direct aggression

• Aimed at an object/piece of equipment to gain an advantage

• Aimed at other players, causing physical contact outside of the rules

• Aimed at other players, causing physical contact within the rules

• Aimed at an object but isn’t within the rules of the sport

Define indirect aggression

• causes physical contact against an individual within the rules

• is taken out on an object/piece of equipment to gain an advantage

• Is taken out on an object within anger, and not in the rules

• Is taken out on an object/piece of equipment with the intent to cheat

An Introvert is....

• quiet, shy and reserved and prefers individual sports

• Quiet shy and reserved and prefers team sports

• Out going and confident and prefers individual sports

• Out going and confident and prefers team sports

An extrovert is.....

• Someone who is shy and reserved and prefers individual sports

• Someone who is shy and reserved and prefers team sports

• Someone who is out going and confident and prefers individual sports

• Someone who is out going and confident and prefers team sports