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Practice IB Sports, exercise and health science (SEHS) Topic C.3.3 Motivational Climate with authentic exam-style questions for both SL and HL students. This question bank focuses on the exact syllabus content for C.3.3 Motivational Climate and mirrors Paper 1A, 1B, 2 style where relevant.
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Which coaching behaviour best supports a task-involving climate?
| Element | Strategy |
|---|
| Task | Focus on individual progress and personal goals |
| Authority | A |
| Recognition | Praise based on effort and improvement |
| Grouping | Mixed-ability cooperation encouraged |
| Evaluation | Self-referenced criteria |
| Time | B |
Which of the following best completes the blanks A and B?
A coach creates a motivational climate for a team. The graph compares the mean performance score of a team coached in an ego climate with one coached in a mastery climate over a six-month season.
Figure: Team performance over a season under two motivational climates
(a) Using the graph, which climate produced the higher performance score in month 1.
(b) Using the graph, how the performance of the two teams differs over the season.
(c) what is meant by a motivational climate.
(d) between a mastery climate and an ego climate.
(e) why a mastery climate is more effective than an ego climate for maximizing performance over time.
(f) why an ego climate may still produce good results in the short term.
In a soccer match, a coach focuses only on the players who scored goals, ignoring defensive contributions. Which motivational climate is this coach most likely creating?
Which is a likely outcome of an ego-oriented motivational climate?
A = Coach makes all decisions; B = Time limits are fixed regardless of skill
A = Athletes share in decision-making; B = Flexible timelines based on progress
A = Rewards given for comparison; B = Identical schedules for all athletes
A = Athlete selects teammates; B = Timed drills for competition
Ignoring individual progress and rewarding only results
Criticising athletes for losing
Valuing competition above learning
Providing specific technical feedback to help athletes improve
Task-oriented climate
Ego-oriented climate
Mastery climate
Performance climate
Focus on self-improvement
Increased anxiety about failure
Emphasis on teamwork and cooperation
Long-term intrinsic motivation