Across
- 1. ________ games are more spontaneous, imaginative, and freer in structure
- 4. ______ play competitive games more frequently
- 5. competition is simply a ________
- 6. the personality characteristic that best predicts how people appraise the objective competitive situation
- 9. cooperation produces _______ and open communication
- 11. usually seen as either positive or negative
- 12. ____________ games teach children that there is more to playing than winning
- 13. our social ____________ in large part influence competitive and cooperative behaviors
- 14. opponents see each other as rivals, striving against each other to win the competition
- 15. a social process through which performance is evaluated and reward in terms of the collective achievements of a group of people working together to reach a particular goal
- 17. the first experiment that addressed the effects of competition on performance was documented in 1898 by this person (last name)
Down
- 1. a focus on personal performance standards
- 2. the third stage in the 4 stages of competition
- 3. the ________ of adult guidance is critical in determining whether competition positively or negatively affects the participants
- 6. term used to refer to situations in which people compete against others in organized physical activities
- 7. competitive sport can help athletes learn to work ___________ to strive for mutual goals
- 8. a primary focus on winning and beating an opponent can produce hostility and __________ among teams
- 10. a focus on interpersonal comparison and winning in competition
- 15. enhances enjoyment of the activity, communication, and sharing of information
- 16. __________ competitive people tend to seek out competitive situations and be more motivated to achieve in them