Arousal

Question 1

What is arousal?

Answer 1

The degree of physiological and psychological readiness or activation, varies on a continuum from deep sleep to intense excitement

Question 2

What is the hull’s drive theory?

Answer 2

Increase in arousal is proportional to an increase in the quality of performance. Describes a linear relationship

Question 3

What does the quality of performance depend on?

Answer 3

How well the skill has been learned

Question 4

What is the dominant response?

Answer 4

The general response that is most likely to be given by the performer

Question 5

What effect does this impact have on our beginners?

Answer 5

Negative impact for beginners

Question 6

What effect does this impact have on experts?

Answer 6

Positive impact

Question 7

What is the inverted u theory?

Answer 7

Arousla increases so does performance till athlete gets to a zone point, after the zone point. Performer can become over aroused where they’re in a state of panic- optimal point. After this performance decreases.

Question 8

What is the catastrophe theory?

Answer 8

Looks at how cognitive and physiological anxiety affect performance, between high cognitive and high somatic arousal. When cognitive is high but somatic is low performance will be enhanced