Physical Education GCSE
Physiological explanation
What Physiological explanation means in Physical Education GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Physiological explanation
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The physiological or lifestyle reason that links the data to the conclusion, explaining what the pattern suggests about fitness or well-being.
Topics that use Physiological explanation
- Health, fitness and well-being (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Data interpretation
- emotional
- Health, fitness and well-being
- physical
- Relationships and differences between the three concepts
- sedentary lifestyle
- social
- Evaluation of evidence
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