Arousal Flashcards
Attential Narrowing
Occurs when a performer is aroused so they focus on certain cues and ignore others
Attentional Wastage
Performers concentration is misdirected to irrelevant cues
Ringelmann Effect
When a team’s performance decreases with group size
Social Loafing
Individual loss of motivation in a team player due to a lack of performance
Under Arousal:
Poor selective attention
Lack of concentration
Attentional
slower reaction time
Ringelmann effect
Social loafing
What is Arousal?
A energised state, a readiness to perform
Drive theory
Initial motivation causes increased drive, more effort, more success and a repetition of the same response.
Increases in linear fashion
The dominant response
The Inverted U theory
Increased arousal improves performance but only to a moderate level, after which more arousal causes performance to suffer
Personality: At low arousal
Introverts perform best because they already have high adrenaline levels
Personality: At high arousal
Extroverts can tolerate extra adrenaline
Experience: At lower arousal
A novice performs best because they need to concentrate on lots of info. Uncomfortable under pressure, incorrect dominant response.
Experience: At high arousal
Experts are used to the pressure and can operate on limited info. Dominant response is mainly correct
Type of Task: At low arousal
Fine and complex skills are performed best because they require control and decision making.
Type of Task: At high arousal
Gross and simple skills are performed best because they need less control and decision making.
Problems with inverted U theory
Critics question if optimal arousal always occurs at the mid-point of the curve
