Performance Improvement by Athletes Can Be Achieved by All of the Following

question 82

Multiple Choice

Performance improvement by athletes can be achieved by all of the following EXCEPT

• A)the use of imagery and relaxation.
• B)by suspending self-evaluation and not making any adjustments to his or her performance.
• C)by controlling their arousal by going through a fixed routine.
• D)the use of cognitive-behavioral strategies to guide their efforts.

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Definitions:

Samples

Subsets of a population selected for measurement, observation, or questioning to make statistical inferences about the whole population.

Populations

In statistics, the entire pool from which a statistical sample is drawn and to which conclusions or inferences are made based on the sample.

Sampling Error

The discrepancy between a sample statistic and its corresponding population parameter, due to the fact that the sample is not a perfect representation of the population.

Systematic Error

A consistent, predictable error associated with the measurement process that affects all data points in the same direction.