KNS 231 - Unit 2 Question and answers
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1. Athletes with a preference for a broad- b. seem to notice
external focus every- thing that is
a. are seldom distracted by an audience happening
b. seem to notice everything that is happening around around them
them
c. rarely try too hard to please others
d. are well prepared to act as a coach or
informal leader
e. b and c
2. Telling oneself "yes" or "good" after giving c.makes th
oneself some instructions regarding skills more
performance is known as automatic,
a. self-feedback thus
b. self-presentation requiring
c. augmented feedback less
d. augmented knowledge of results attention
e. augmented knowledge of performance
3. Cue words are often effective because
a. they can help trigger a particular response
b. they can be motivational or emotionally
stimulat- ing
c. they broaden attentional focus
d. a and b
e. b and c
4. From an attentional perspective, overlearning
skills
a. produces higher amounts of internal
attentional control
b. allows for attentional selectivity
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,a. self-feedback
d. a and b
c. makes the skills more automatic, thus requiring less attention
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, KNS 231 - Unit 2 d. external
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d. allows for higher amounts of external e. internal
attentional control attentio
e. a and c
5. Which of these best represents William James'
classic description of attention?
a. It implies withdrawal from some things in
order to deal effectively with others.
b. It involves the ability to pay attention to
several things at once.
c. It involves components of both width and
direction.
d. It involves the components of both
internality and stability.
e. It involves both direction and stability.
6. "The awareness that emerges through
paying atten- tion on purpose, in the present
moment, and non- judgmentally to the
unfolding of experience moment by
moment" is the definition of
a. narrow-external focus
b. mindfulness
c. flow
d. openness
e. situational awareness
7. Controlled processing is mental processing
that re- quires
a. no attention
b. selective attention
c. conscious attention
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,a. It implies withdrawal from some things in or- der to deal ettectively
with others.
b. mindfulness
c. conscious attention
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already passed 2025/2026
1. Athletes with a preference for a broad- b. seem to notice
external focus every- thing that is
a. are seldom distracted by an audience happening
b. seem to notice everything that is happening around around them
them
c. rarely try too hard to please others
d. are well prepared to act as a coach or
informal leader
e. b and c
2. Telling oneself "yes" or "good" after giving c.makes th
oneself some instructions regarding skills more
performance is known as automatic,
a. self-feedback thus
b. self-presentation requiring
c. augmented feedback less
d. augmented knowledge of results attention
e. augmented knowledge of performance
3. Cue words are often effective because
a. they can help trigger a particular response
b. they can be motivational or emotionally
stimulat- ing
c. they broaden attentional focus
d. a and b
e. b and c
4. From an attentional perspective, overlearning
skills
a. produces higher amounts of internal
attentional control
b. allows for attentional selectivity
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66
,a. self-feedback
d. a and b
c. makes the skills more automatic, thus requiring less attention
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66
, KNS 231 - Unit 2 d. external
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d. allows for higher amounts of external e. internal
attentional control attentio
e. a and c
5. Which of these best represents William James'
classic description of attention?
a. It implies withdrawal from some things in
order to deal effectively with others.
b. It involves the ability to pay attention to
several things at once.
c. It involves components of both width and
direction.
d. It involves the components of both
internality and stability.
e. It involves both direction and stability.
6. "The awareness that emerges through
paying atten- tion on purpose, in the present
moment, and non- judgmentally to the
unfolding of experience moment by
moment" is the definition of
a. narrow-external focus
b. mindfulness
c. flow
d. openness
e. situational awareness
7. Controlled processing is mental processing
that re- quires
a. no attention
b. selective attention
c. conscious attention
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,a. It implies withdrawal from some things in or- der to deal ettectively
with others.
b. mindfulness
c. conscious attention
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66
