AROUSAL Flashcards

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WHAT IS AROUSAL

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POSITIVE ASPECT OF STRESS, THE HIGHER THE AROUSAL THE MORE EXCITED YOU ARE.

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WHAT IS THE DRIVE THEORY 1943-HULL

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AS AROUSAL INCREASES SO DOES PERFORMANCE- HIGH AROUSAL LEADS TO REVERTING TO DOMINANT REPONSES.

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DRIVE THEORY-DOMINANT RESPONSE EARLY VS LATE STAGES OF LEARNING

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EARLY STAGES OF LEARNING: HIGH AROUSAL LEADS TO REVERTING BACK TO THEIR DOMINANT RESPONSE WHICH IS INCORRECT FORM.
LATE STAGES OF LEARNING: HIGH AROUSAL IS USEFUL BECAUSE THE ATHLETES DOMINANT RESPONSE IS CORRECT.

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WHAT IS THE INVERTED U THEORY

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AROUSAL INCREASES PERFORMANCE TO A POINT WHICH IS MEDIUM AROUSAL LEVELS, AFTER THIS PERFORMANCE GRADUALLY DECREASES.

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WHATS THE ISSUE WITH INVERTED U

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NOT ALL ATHLETES OPTIMAL AROUSAL LEVEL IS IN THE MIDDLE AND PERFORMANCE DROPS A LOT FASTER THAN THIS THEORY SUGGESTS.

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EXPLAIN THE CATASTROPHE THEORY

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ONCE OPTIMAL AROUSAL HAS BEEN REACHED, PERFORMANCE WILL MASSIVLY DROP ONLY IF YOU HAVE HIGH COGNITIVE ANXIETY. IF YOU HAVE LOW COGNITIVE ANXIETY, IT WILL BE MORE LIKE THE INVERTED U THEORY, A MORE GRADUAL DECLINE.

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DESCRIBE SELECTIVE ATTENTION THE ATTENTIONAL FOCUS THEORY

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WE HAVE LIMITED ATTENTION CAPACITY MEANING THAT THE ATHLETE MUST ATTEND TO ONLY THE RELEVANT IMFORMATION AND DISREGARD THE IRRELEVANT INFORMATION

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