Alexis Has Learned a New Karate Routine That She Will

question 24

Multiple Choice

Alexis has learned a new karate routine that she will use in competition. She has become quite skilled at executing her moves and knows the pattern by rote. She performs adequately when she is training in the karate club, but when she is in the competition she performs flawlessly and with much greater intensity and focus, and consistently wins. Her competition performance could be best attributed to

• A) performance-pressure effect.
• B) audience effect.
• C) bystander effect.
• D) co-action effect.

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Definitions:

Coracobrachialis

A muscle in the upper arm that facilitates flexion and adduction of the arm.

Pectoralis Major

A thick, fan-shaped muscle situated at the chest of the human body which aids in the movement of the shoulder joint.

Deltoid

A large, triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and responsible for lifting the arm and giving it a range of motion.

Biceps Brachii

A muscle located in the upper arm responsible for flexing the elbow and supinating the forearm.