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WJEC A-Level Physical Education 601-8485-1
Performance Analysis and Fitness Testing
Levers and Movement Analysis
Joints and the Musculo-Skeletal System
Components of Fitness and Methods of Training
Energy Systems and Principles of Training
Fatigue, Recovery and Rehabilitation
Diet, Nutrition and Hydration
Personality
Stress, Arousal and Anxiety
Motivation and Self-Efficacy
Skill, Ability and Skill Classification
Learning Curves, Theories and Stages
Transfer, Practice, Guidance and Feedback
Sport, Culture and Society
The Emergence of Modern Sport
Social Differentiation in Sport
Short-Term Responses to Exercise
Long-Term Adaptations to Exercise
Carbohydrate Loading and Supplements
Biomechanical Principles
Linear and Angular Motion
Projectile Motion and Fluid Mechanics
Attitudes
Aggression
Social Facilitation
Group Dynamics and Leadership
Attribution Theory
Information Processing and Memory
Ethics, Deviance and Doping
Sport and the Mass Media
Commercialisation and Globalisation
Aggression
- 3 subtopics
- 9 things to know
- A2 Unit 3
What Aggression covers
Aggression is examined in A2 Unit 3, Evaluating physical education. It covers aggression, assertion and types of aggression, theories of aggression and causes and control of aggression.
Where it is assessed
A2 Unit 3
Evaluating physical education, a 2 hour paper worth 36% of the A level.
Check the WJEC specification ↗The 3 subtopics
Each one has its own page.
- Aggression, assertion and types of aggressionAggression, hostile and instrumental aggression, assertive behaviour and how it differs, the line in different sports, examples from rugby union and football, and whether aggression can help performance.Open →
- Theories of aggressionInstinct theory and catharsis, the frustration-aggression hypothesis, cue arousal theory and aggressive cues, social learning theory and team cultures of aggression, and which theory offers most hope.Open →
- Causes and control of aggressionPoor officiating, temperature, partisan crowds, the importance of a game and provocation as causes, and control by the performer, the coach, responsibility, organisations, fair play campaigns and consistent punishment.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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How does an assertive rugby tackle differ from a hostile act in football?
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What is an aggressive cue, and how does social learning theory explain aggression?
Evaluation
Evaluate instinct theory as an explanation of aggression in sport.
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How can poor officiating cause aggression?
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How can temperature affect aggression?
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What is aggression in sport?
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What is instinct theory?
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How can a partisan crowd cause aggression?
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The same content, four other ways.
Commonly confused
Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.
Aggression vs Assertion
Aggression: behaviour meant to harm others outside the rules. Assertion: forceful play within the rules without intent to harm.
Hostile aggression vs Instrumental aggression
Hostile aggression: harm driven by anger as the main aim. Instrumental aggression: harm used as a tool to gain an advantage.
Instinct theory vs Social learning theory
Instinct theory: the view that people are born with a natural drive to harm. Social learning theory: the view that people copy harmful behaviour they observe.
Questions from this topic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
What is aggression in sport?
Model answer
Aggression is behaviour intended to harm another person, outside the rules. Aggression can be physical or verbal.
- 2
What is hostile aggression?
Model answer
Hostile aggression is aggression whose main aim is to harm an opponent. Hostile aggression is usually driven by anger.
- 3
What is instrumental aggression?
Model answer
Instrumental aggression is harm used as a means to achieve a goal, such as winning. The aggressor is not necessarily angry.
- 4
Give an example of instrumental aggression.
Model answer
A defender makes a deliberately hard tackle to intimidate a striker. The aim is to gain an advantage, not simply to hurt.
- 5
What is assertive behaviour?
Model answer
Assertive behaviour is forceful play within the rules, with no intent to harm. A hard but fair tackle is assertive.
- 6
What is the difference between aggression and assertion?
Model answer
Aggression intends harm and breaks the rules. Assertion is forceful, legal and aims to win the ball rather than hurt.
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Aggression revision questions
- What does Aggression cover in WJEC A-Level Physical Education?
- 3 subtopics: aggression, assertion and types of aggression, theories of aggression and causes and control of aggression. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is Aggression organised?
- By the WJEC 601-8485-1 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.
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