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HMS, BM 2023 HSC 11 MC

During the regular basketball season, a player recorded a success rate of 75% from the free throw line. In the finals, this player recorded a 50% success rate.

What has most likely led to the decline in the player's shooting performance?

  1. The player altered their use of psychological strategies for the finals.
  2. The player experienced trait anxiety in response to the coach's expectations.
  3. The player's level of state anxiety was increased by the pressure of the finals.
  4. The player's physiological arousal levels were altered by the pressure of the finals.
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\(C\)

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  • C is correct: State anxiety increases with high-pressure situations like finals.

Other Options:

  • A is incorrect: No evidence of altered psychological strategies is provided.
  • B is incorrect: Trait anxiety is a personality characteristic, not situation-specific.
  • D is incorrect: Question focuses on anxiety, not general physiological arousal.

Filed Under: Psych–Movement–Performance interplay Tagged With: Band 3, smc-5536-20-Self-regulation

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