An auditory distracter is a type of distraction that involves noise in a competition. Name three examples of an auditory distracter.
Crowd, whistles, ringtones, buzzer, things outside competition (airplanes, cars, trains).
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What is attention?
Focusing and concentrating on selected things.
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Give an example of simulation training.
Any example that trains you in a real life process.
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What is self-talk?
Anytime you think about something you're using self-talk. (breaking habits, initiating action.)
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Where did Mr. Huddle teach before Pella?
Twin Cedars.
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A visual distracter is a type of distraction that an athlete sees. Give a few examples of a visual distraction in sports.
Scoreboards, spectators, refs, big stadiums, etc.
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Which attentional focus allows someone to perceive several occurrences simultaneously: Broad or narrow.
Broad.
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Define concentration.
Focusing one's attention or mental effort, or anything along those lines.
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Gamesmanship is when two competitors use tactics to gain psychological advantages even if they are unethical, list examples of gamesmanship.
Talking trash, sabotaging the opponent, etc.
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Whose room are we in?
Mrs. Arkema's.
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Which distracter comes from yourself or your own thoughts: Internal or External?
Internal Distracters.
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Which attentional focus occurs when you only respond to one or two cues: Broad or narrow?
Narrow.
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A cue word is a form of self-talk that can be instructional or motivational, like "follow through", or "relax." Give another example of cue words.
Move, bump-set-spike, etc.
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Thought stopping is when a person tells themselves to stop thinking negatively or doing something. Is this intrinsic or extrinsic.
Intrinsic.
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Attentional strategy is your thoughts during an athletic event. Which attentional strategy includes important thoughts about the sport: Associative or Dissociative?
Associative.
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Which distracter comes from the environment: Internal or External?
External Distracters.
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True or false: External attentional focus deals with the environment.
True.
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ADHD makes it hard for someone to ____.
Focus, concentrate.
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What is choking.
Choking is basically when the athlete emotionally gives up on themselves resulting in anxiety and a poor performance.
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How many continents are there?
7, ANTARCTICA, NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, AFRICA, EUROPE.
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Are distractions positive or negative for concentration?
Negative.
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True or false: Internal attentional focus has to do with focusing on your own body movements and yourself.
True.
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What prescription drug do some athletes take in order for them to concentrate and focus better.
Adderall, Ritalin, Uppers, something along those lines.
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___ Control is focusing of the eyes during a competition so that they don't wander to irrelevant things.