What Is a Proposed Reason Why Sports Teams Have a Tendency

question 63

Multiple Choice

What is a proposed reason why sports teams have a tendency to lose critical games more often on their home turf?

• A) Self-awareness decreases which decreases performance.
• B) Increased pressure to succeed results in increased self-consciousness which then decreases performance.
• C) Members of sports teams have less self-confidence in their abilities when they play on their home turf.
• D) Self-monitoring decreases which decreases performance.

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