Arousal Flashcards

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What is arousal?

A

A state of readiness to perform

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What does the drive theory state?

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The more you are arousal, the better your performance will be. Arousal is directly proportionate to better performance

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Dominant Response

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The dominant response is intensified as arousal increases. The dominant response is a response that is most likely to occur in a given situation.

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The inverted U theory

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The ‘inverted U’ theory proposes that sporting performance improves as arousal levels increase but that there is a threshold point. Any increase in arousal beyond the threshold point will worsen performance.

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What is the catastrophe theory?

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This theory suggests that increased arousal improved performance to an optimal point but there is a dramatic reduction in performance beyond this point

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Define the term Attentional narrowing

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limiting the number of different aspects of a game that a player can focus on

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The term attentional wastage means…

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Your focus is on something unimportant during a game for example, your girlfriend on the sideline

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