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
Aggression, assertion and types of aggression
- 3 things to know
- A2 Unit 3
Overview
Aggression, 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.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
How does an assertive rugby tackle differ from a hostile act in football?
What is aggression in sport?
Questions from this subtopic
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.
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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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