Athletes' Expectations and Performance Quiz

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What factor is most consistently distinguishing highly successful from less successful athletes?

Self-confidence (correct)

Physical strength

Endurance

Skill diversity

What is self-fulfilling prophecy?

An athlete competing without proper training

Losing a game due to lack of experience

Expectation that leads to actual outcomes (correct)

Believing in one's abilities

In the context of self-confidence, what is a state self-confidence?

Something felt today (correct)

Trait that develops over time

More stable

Part of personality

What did Michael Jordan attribute his success to?

His failures and perseverance Signup and view all the answers

What is the key belief associated with self-confidence?

The belief in successfully performing desired behaviors Signup and view all the answers

How did Roger Bannister challenge the common belief about running a mile in less than 4 minutes?

He ran a mile in less than 4 minutes Signup and view all the answers

According to Gould, Greenleaf, Lauer, and Chung (1999), what was among the chief factors influencing performance at the Nagano Olympic Games?

Confidence (efficacy) Signup and view all the answers

Why is self-confidence considered crucial for athletes?

It influences their performance positively Signup and view all the answers

What does LeBron James believe self-confidence is?

The belief one can succeed at any task Signup and view all the answers

What did Roger Bannister prove wrong through his achievement of running a mile in under 4 minutes?

The impossibility claimed by many regarding this feat Signup and view all the answers

Athletes' Expectations and Performance Quiz

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What factor is most consistently distinguishing highly successful from less successful athletes?

What is self-fulfilling prophecy?

In the context of self-confidence, what is a state self-confidence?

What did Michael Jordan attribute his success to?

What is the key belief associated with self-confidence?

How did Roger Bannister challenge the common belief about running a mile in less than 4 minutes?

According to Gould, Greenleaf, Lauer, and Chung (1999), what was among the chief factors influencing performance at the Nagano Olympic Games?

Why is self-confidence considered crucial for athletes?

What does LeBron James believe self-confidence is?

What did Roger Bannister prove wrong through his achievement of running a mile in under 4 minutes?

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