PAPER – II (4) Education and Games Psychology MCQ — 91 Practice Questions with Answers

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A practical sports psychology example should involve psychological preparation or behaviour in sport. Breathing control and self-talk are mental skills used to regulate arousal, attention, and confidence under pressure. The other examples may be important for training or officiating, but they do not show the psychological dimension of sport performance.

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Growth is usually quantified through measures such as height, weight, and body size. Development is broader: it covers progressive and predictable changes in body, thinking, language, emotions, and social relationships across life.

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Individual differences are the variations found among learners in attributes such as ability, aptitude, interest, personality, motivation and physical capacities. For a PTI, this means that two students of the same age may still need different guidance, practice load or encouragement in games and physical education.

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Negative transfer occurs when a previously learned response interferes with the learning or performance of a new task. The player is not merely failing to benefit from tennis training; the old wrist movement is actively producing badminton faults. That interference makes negative transfer the most accurate label.

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Psychology is important in education because it helps the teacher understand learner behaviour, needs, interests and motivation. In Physical Education, this matters when a student avoids participation, lacks confidence or shows fear of failure. The teacher can then choose encouragement, gradual practice or group support instead of treating the issue as mere disobedience.