Basketball Psychology

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  1. 4. Whenever a player makes a turnover, their coach takes them out of the game and limits their playing time. What kind of punishment is this?
  2. 6. There is 30 seconds left in the basketball game. John’s coach draws up a final play. What part of John’s brain will help him remember what the play is when it is time to run it.
  3. 7. You are standing underneath the goal and there is a 6’5 250 pound girl running at you with the ball. Your coach is yelling “Take a charge!” You are terrified. What part of your brain is lighting up.
  4. 8. Mountain Brook runs an inbounds play in which the first player runs in a 360 degree motion to start the play. This play is called “circle.” It is an example of a __________ device.
  5. 9. Henry has 2 big tests coming up the next day that he has barely studied for an is very stressed about. Instead of studying, he goes to the gym to get shots up and relieve some stress. What type of coping is Henry doing?
  6. 10. Jake made a three pointer buzzer beater to beat his team’s rival in the state championship game. He was so happy that he fell to the floor crying. This moment most likely became a ________ memory.
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  1. 1. Carter is dribbling the ball up the court. He sees an opening to get to the basket. He is focused on getting to the basket, when an opponent runs from the side and steals the ball from him. Why didn’t Carter see his opponent coming?
  2. 2. Jake is a really good defender, but likes to gamble to try to steal the ball. He is able to steal it after a random number of tries gambling. What kind of partial reinforcement is this?
  3. 3. A basketball team runs the same plays every year. The coach is teaching his players the plays at the beginning of a new season. The players that were on the team last year seem to learn the plays much faster than those who have not learned the plays before. Why is this?
  4. 5. When David started playing basketball in 2nd grade he had no idea what to do when the buzzer went off during a game. Now, whenever the buzzer goes off he immediately stops playing. Stopping playing when the buzzer goes off is a ________.