Audience

Question 1

What could having an audience mean?

Answer 1

Increases arousal - but depending on person, dominant response could happen

Question 2

What affect does the reticular activating system have on different learners?

Answer 2

Autonomous - audience adds to stimulation

Cognitive - have enough stimulation - don’t seek more than audience

Question 3

Evaluation apprehension is :

What does Cottrell argue?

Answer 3

Judgement and perception

1968- mere presence of audience doesn’t increase arousal have to have perception of judgement

Question 4

What is distraction theory? [2]

Answer 4

Audience effect on decision making

Selective attention - filtering process in STSS to black out crowd and external stimulants

Question 5

What is the home and away effect? [4]

Answer 5

Improve skill level

Less judgement - focus on away team

Social cohesion helps with away games

Supported / judged more by home crowd if make mistakes

Question 6

What is the proximity effect? [2]

Answer 6

Hostile crowd - more effect

Closer crowd - fielding on boundary in Australia in ashes

Question 7

What are cognitive anxiety techniques?

Answer 7

Someone suffering from social inhibition

Music

Positive self - talk

Avoid negativity

Imagery

Visualisation

Question 8

What are somatic anxiety techniques?

Answer 8

Deep breathing

Progressive muscular relaxation

Question 9

What is goal setting?

Answer 9

Focus on process/performance goals

Not outcome goals