1. Long term Psychology questions
1) Explain the terms locus of causality and stability when applied to attribution theory (4)
2) How does performance profiling assist in goal setting (3)
3) What attributions would you encourage if your team were playing well but often losing
(5)
4) The catastrophe theory is used to explain a golfers disastrous failure to win a match
having been 3 strokes in the lead coming up to the last green. Explain the situation and
why this theory might be useful in preventing a repetition (4)
5) Identify factors that could affect the use of motives to achieve and to avoid failure in
sporting situations (3)
6) Identify the three main receptor systems used by a performer in sport (3)
7) Using the example of a table tennis player receiving a serve, what information would be
held in the short-term sensory store, and for how long (2)
8) What types of information would you use (if you were a tables tennis player receiving a
serve) from your long term memory? (3)
9) What is meant by cohesion in the context of teams (4)
10) What advice would you give a team coach to ensure maximum productivity? (5)