Ashley is a pole-vaulter who is ready for her event. Nevertheless, just before the track meet begins, she thinks, "I can't do this! I'm going to mess up and then it won't be a perfect run!" Which type of theorist would focus on the athlete's illogical thinking process as a key factor in her subsequent poor performance?

Cognition-focused.

Explanation:

Cognition is referred to as the mental processes in every individuals. These includes thinking, knowing, remembering and problem-solving.

Cognitive theory is a psychology approach that explains human behavior through their thought processes.

This cognition does not only involves our thoughts but how these our thoughts influences our actions.

Ashley is a pole-vaulter who is ready and has practice for her events but there are thoughts in her heads - thoughts of failure, thoughts that she believes she is not good enough. She believe people may not like what she is about to do.

These thoughts eventually led to her poor performance.

answer; no longer than a reasonable period of time;

answer; posthypnotic;