Physical Education A-Level
Stability and change in sporting behaviour
What Stability and change in sporting behaviour means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Stability and change in sporting behaviour
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A quiet training athlete may become an assertive captain on match day because the role and setting change, not the core self.
Topics that use Stability and change in sporting behaviour
- Aspects of personality (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Consistency across situations
- Layered model of personality
- Learning through observation and imitation
- Person and environment interaction
- Reinforcement and situational influence
- Situational specificity of trait expression
- Stable and enduring characteristics
- Behaviour as a function of personality and environment
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