Lesson 3.5.1
3.5.1 Arousal and anxiety (biological) Quiz: OCR Psychology, Unit 3
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Which theory suggests performance increases with arousal up to an optimal point?
- Inverted-U theory
- Social learning theory
- Catastrophe model
- Drive theory
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Who originally proposed the Inverted-U hypothesis for arousal and performance in 1908?
- Yerkes and Dodson
- Martens and Burton
- Fazey and Hardy
- Hull and Spence
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Which theory predicts a sudden, dramatic drop in performance when cognitive anxiety is very high?
- Reversal theory
- Catastrophe model
- Drive theory
- Inverted-U theory
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What term describes a performer's general, stable predisposition to perceive situations as threatening?
- State anxiety
- Somatic anxiety
- Cognitive anxiety
- Trait anxiety
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What term describes the immediate, emotional response of apprehension in a specific situation?
- Trait anxiety
- Drive
- State anxiety
- Arousal
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Which dimension of anxiety relates directly to physiological changes like increased heart rate?
- Trait anxiety
- Mental anxiety
- Cognitive anxiety
- Somatic anxiety
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According to Hull's drive theory, what is the direct mathematical relationship between arousal and performance?
- Curvilinear
- Exponential
- U-shaped
- Linear
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Hanin developed which psychological framework linking emotional state directly to elite athletic performance?
- CSAI-2
- POMS
- IZOF
- SCAT
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Which questionnaire is widely used by sports psychologists to measure multidimensional state anxiety?
- SCAT
- EPQ
- CSAI-2
- STAI
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A penalty taker feels their heart pounding and palms sweating right before kicking. What type of anxiety is this?
- Trait
- Cognitive
- Somatic
- Causal
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A gymnast repeatedly worries they will fall off the beam during a routine. What type of anxiety is this?
- Trait
- Cognitive
- Motor
- Somatic
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An athlete who is generally nervous before every competition regardless of stakes has high levels of what?
- Somatic anxiety
- State anxiety
- Cognitive anxiety
- Trait anxiety
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A novice footballer experiences a drop in performance as arousal rises because they lack well-learned skills. Which theory explains this?
- Drive theory
- IZOF
- Catastrophe model
- Inverted-U theory
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A basketball player performs best at moderate crowd noise, but misses shots when the arena is dead quiet or deafening. Which theory applies?
- Inverted-U theory
- Catastrophe model
- Multidimensional theory
- Drive theory
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An elite sprinter panics under extreme pressure, suffering a sudden, catastrophic collapse in race time. Which model predicts this?
- Drive theory
- IZOF
- Catastrophe model
- Linear model
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A tennis player plays brilliantly only when maintaining a narrow, highly specific heart rate range. Which concept describes this?
- Catastrophe
- IZOF
- Habit
- Drive
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Which questionnaire measures competitive trait anxiety specifically in sports performers?
- POMS
- SCAT
- STAI
- CSAI-2
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According to reversal theory, how does an athlete interpret high physiological arousal when they feel excited?
- Threatening
- Anxious
- Debilitative
- Pleasurable
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What general physiological term refers to the activation of the autonomic nervous system ranging from sleep to panic?
- Motivation
- Stress
- Anxiety
- Arousal
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According to reversal theory, how does an athlete interpret high physiological arousal when they feel bored?
- Aggressively
- Pleasantly
- Indifferently
- Anxiously
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