Motivation and feedback are key areas of interest in sports psychology. While some coaches believe that continuous verbal encouragement drives athletes to push past physical fatigue, others argue that silence allows for better internal focus and pacing. Psychologists want to investigate this empirically using a laboratory experimental method to determine the effect of standardised verbal encouragement compared to silence on a person's physical endurance.
Explain how you would conduct a study using the laboratory experimental method to investigate if the presence of verbal encouragement affects physical endurance. Justify your decisions as part of your explanation. You must refer to:
You should use your own experience of practical activities to inform your response.
