Option B: Psychology of sports

B.1 Individual differences

B.2.1 Define the term motivation.
B.2.2 Outline the types of motivation.
B.2.3 Discuss the issues associated with the use of intrinsic and extrinsic motivators in sports and exercise.
B.2.4 Describe Atkinson’s model of achievement motivation.
B.2.5 Outline goal orientation theory.
B.2.6 Describe attribution theory and its application to sports and exercise.

B.3.1 Define the term arousal.
B.3.2 Describe the theoretical approaches to arousal.
B.3.3 Draw and label a graphical representation of the arousal-performance relationship.
B.3.4 Discuss the emotions that may influence an athlete’s performance or experience in a physical activity.
B.3.5 Define the term anxiety.
B.3.6 Distinguish between cognitive and somatic anxiety.
B.3.7 Distinguish between trait and state anxiety.
B.3.8 Evaluate how anxiety is measured.
B.3.9 Describe the stress process in sports.

B.5.1 Outline the term talent.
B.5.2 Distinguish between talent identification (TI) and multidimensional talent identification and development (TID) processes.
B.5.3 Explain the evolution of talent for athlete development.
B.5.4 Outline talent transfer for elite athletes changing to a second sport.

B.6.1 Describe self-determination theory (SDT).
B.6.2 Describe self-regulated learning (SRL).
B.6.3 Discuss the relationship between self-regulated learning and motivation in sports.

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