Question

Which of the following is a result of competition? Select all that apply.

sharpening skills

personal hostility

mutual distrust

performance improvement

temptation to cheat to win

incentive to try harder/practice more

achievement of mutual respect

temptation to harm rival

Answer 1

All of the above. Competition can produce both positive and negative outcomes:

- Sharpening skills — competitors learn from rivals and improve technique.
- Performance improvement — pressure and comparison raise overall performance.
- Incentive to try harder / practice more — motivation to beat others increases effort.
- Achievement of mutual respect — good rivals can develop respect through fair contest.
- Personal hostility — rivalry can spill over into anger or resentment.
- Mutual distrust — competitors may suspect one another’s motives or fairness.
- Temptation to cheat to win — win-at-all-costs pressure can lead to rule‑breaking.
- Temptation to harm rival — in extreme cases competition can provoke harmful behavior.