Answer to Question #295871 in Psychology for Sheza

Question

Assignment 3: Worst NBA Player

One element of the self is the capacity to judge how good one is relative to others. Yet sometimes we misjudge how good we really are. Give the following article a read and then let me know what you think. What is the explanation for why recreational athletes often challenge professional athletes? Why do we struggle to appreciate how good some people are at whatever relative to us? What is the “stupid gene” that professionals possess? 

Deb, S. (2021, April 19th). Why the worst NBA player is (probably) still better than you. New York Times.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/sports/basketball/why-the-worst-nba-player-is-probably-still-better-than-you.html

Answer 1

A casual athlete is someone who engages in regular activity but does not prepare for contest with the identical passion and attention as a compete athlete. He or she engages in activities to be physically fit,, intellectually active, and, utmost importantly, to have fun.