KNS 231: Chapter 17: Concentration
Questions with complete solution
2025/2026
Which of these is NOT a key element included in most definitions of concentration?
a.) the ability to focus attention on the relevant cues
b.) the ability to narrow attentional focus in all situations
c.) maintaining attentional focus for the duration of the competition
d.) having the proper attentional focus depending on the situation
e.) the ability to have a broad external style - correct answer ✔b.) the ability to narrow attentional
focus in all situations
Which of these is true regarding self-talk and different cultures?
a.) Positive self-talk is related to better performance in East Asians.
b.) East Asians had a higher percentage of negative to positive self-talk than did European Americans.
c.) Negative self-talk is related to poorer performance in European Americans.
d.) b and c
e.) a and b - correct answer ✔d.) b and c
According to multiple pools theory, attentional capacity is
a.) distributed throughout the nervous system
b.) centralized
c.) broad in nature
,d.) narrow in nature
e.) sequential - correct answer ✔a.) distributed throughout the nervous system
Using a trigger word to stop negative self-statements is called
a.) attentional narrowing
b.) external attentional focus
c.) peripheral narrowing
d.) thought stopping
e.) tunnel vision - correct answer ✔d.) thought stopping
Associative strategies can be broken up into which two categories?
a.) sensory regulation; active neurofeedback
b.) active neurofeedback; internal sensory monitoring
c.) active self-regulation; internal sensory monitoring
d.) active self-regulation; external sensory monitoring
e.) none of these - correct answer ✔c.) active self-regulation; internal sensory monitoring
Controlled processing is mental processing that requires
a.) no attention
b.) selective attention
c.) conscious attention
d.) external attention
, e.) internal attention - correct answer ✔c.) conscious attention
Which of these is a major process involved in explaining the attention-performance relationship?
a.) attentional selectivity
b.) attentional capacity
c.) attentional reciprocity
d.) a and c
e.) a and b - correct answer ✔e.) a and b
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. - correct answer ✔a.) It implies withdrawal from some things
in order to deal effectively with others.
Which of the following is a part of the seven-module intervention of mindful acceptance communication
(MAC)?
a.) introduce values-driven behavior
b.) enhance commitment
c.) introduce acceptance
d.) all of the above
Questions with complete solution
2025/2026
Which of these is NOT a key element included in most definitions of concentration?
a.) the ability to focus attention on the relevant cues
b.) the ability to narrow attentional focus in all situations
c.) maintaining attentional focus for the duration of the competition
d.) having the proper attentional focus depending on the situation
e.) the ability to have a broad external style - correct answer ✔b.) the ability to narrow attentional
focus in all situations
Which of these is true regarding self-talk and different cultures?
a.) Positive self-talk is related to better performance in East Asians.
b.) East Asians had a higher percentage of negative to positive self-talk than did European Americans.
c.) Negative self-talk is related to poorer performance in European Americans.
d.) b and c
e.) a and b - correct answer ✔d.) b and c
According to multiple pools theory, attentional capacity is
a.) distributed throughout the nervous system
b.) centralized
c.) broad in nature
,d.) narrow in nature
e.) sequential - correct answer ✔a.) distributed throughout the nervous system
Using a trigger word to stop negative self-statements is called
a.) attentional narrowing
b.) external attentional focus
c.) peripheral narrowing
d.) thought stopping
e.) tunnel vision - correct answer ✔d.) thought stopping
Associative strategies can be broken up into which two categories?
a.) sensory regulation; active neurofeedback
b.) active neurofeedback; internal sensory monitoring
c.) active self-regulation; internal sensory monitoring
d.) active self-regulation; external sensory monitoring
e.) none of these - correct answer ✔c.) active self-regulation; internal sensory monitoring
Controlled processing is mental processing that requires
a.) no attention
b.) selective attention
c.) conscious attention
d.) external attention
, e.) internal attention - correct answer ✔c.) conscious attention
Which of these is a major process involved in explaining the attention-performance relationship?
a.) attentional selectivity
b.) attentional capacity
c.) attentional reciprocity
d.) a and c
e.) a and b - correct answer ✔e.) a and b
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. - correct answer ✔a.) It implies withdrawal from some things
in order to deal effectively with others.
Which of the following is a part of the seven-module intervention of mindful acceptance communication
(MAC)?
a.) introduce values-driven behavior
b.) enhance commitment
c.) introduce acceptance
d.) all of the above
