Before Each Basketball Game, Miguel Goes Through a Fixed Routine

question 498

Multiple Choice

Before each basketball game, Miguel goes through a fixed routine, which helps him to

• A)prevent satisficing.
• B)focus on the critical incidents in the upcoming game.
• C)maintain attentional overload.
• D)control his arousal level.

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Definitions:

Draining Blood

The process of removing blood from the body, typically done for medical reasons such as to relieve pressure from a hematoma or in therapeutic phlebotomy.

Diastolic Pressure

The lower number in a blood pressure reading, representing the pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats.

Systolic Pressure

The highest blood pressure measured in the arteries during the contraction phase of the heart cycle.

Korotkoff Sounds

Sounds heard over an artery when blood pressure is determined by the auscultatory method; caused by turbulent flow of blood.