Read this excerpt from "The Big Shot." Instead, the mind sees things based on how the person feels at that moment. She has been testing this by asking athletes their impressions of key activities in their sports.

In her most recent test, she asked golfers who had just finished playing to find on a chart a black circle that was the same size as a cup on the green. She says, “What we found was that the golfers who scored better selected larger circles,” adding that this suggests “that they perceive the hole as bigger.” Golfers who didn’t score as well chose smaller circles.

Which question would Jessica Witt most likely ask basketball players?