Kinesiology 1070A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Factor Analysis, Drive Theory, Standard Deviation

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 1070A/B
• Professor: Andrew Rollo

Document Summary

Anxiety responses depend on the intensity of symptoms (intensities can be facilitative or debilitative), frequency of intrusion (how often symptoms occur), and duration (how long symptoms last) Research has shown that persons with higher levels of competitive a-trait report greater levels of a-state prior to competition (some levels of anxiety can lead to changes in personality?) Research has shown that the nature of the sport (i. e. , individual vs. team/subjective vs. objective) also influences a-state levels. Perception of threat dictates the degree one experiences anxiety; must be in a competitive situation to feel threatened/anxious. Outcome uncertainty and outcome importance related; higher the importance, the higher the outcome uncertainty/pressure. Trait anxiety moderates perception of threat and state anxiety response (higher a-trait =higher perception of threat and a-state) Importance of the outcome--value in attaining a favourable outcome. Uncertainty of the outcome--uncertainty of obtaining a favourable outcome. Uncertainty is expected to be the highest when probability of success is 50%