Instructional design/Psychomotor behaviors/Self Talk in Psychomotor Skills/Review your answers

Lesson work sheet answers

1. What are the similarities between each of these cases?

Each of the performers likely have the skills and knowledge to perform well in these tasks
Each of the performer is operating under potentially high stress circumstances
Each of the performer's performance gaps are unlikely to be caused by a lack of motivation or lack of skills or knowledge

	Question 3B: Complete this section after reading the entire lesson. For each performer, write in the space below what would you do if you were the performer’s instructor/coach? Include your diagnostic steps and at least one of the 5 methods discussed. Below are some suggested strategies. Your answers may differ from these examples.
Sara	- Ask Sara what she thinks about when she is playing. - Prior to going on stage, have her breath deeply for 5 minutes. - Have her set of goal of getting to the end of each page of music and focusing on that as she is playing.
Bob	- Ask Bob how he feels about presenting. - Instruct Bob the night before the presentation to picture himself articulate and at ease in front of a large audience as he is giving the presentation. - Have him bring a laser pointer to his presentation. During the presentation, if he notices he is getting nervous, have him practice focusing on how the laser pointer feels in his hand.
Tracy	- Ask Tracy how she feels physically right before the start of the race. - Right before the race and during the first 100 meters, have her repeat in her head the word "pace".