Motovation And Arousal Flashcards
What is motivation?
The inner drive towards a goal
What is arousal?
The intensity of behaviour and the amount of drive we experience to achieve a goal
What are the 3 theories of arousal?
The drive theory
Inverted u theory
The catastrophe theory
What are the strengths of the drive theory?
Explains high performance with explosive skills 🧨
Explains performance by experts
What are the weaknesses of the drive theory?
Does not apply to novices
Linear hardly ever occurs
Doesn’t account for task difficulty or personality
Does not explain fine skills such as snooker
Does not explain decline in performance at high levels of arousal
What are the strengths of the inverted u theory?
Considers variables such as task type
Recognizes optimum levels of arousal are not the same for all
What are the weaknesses of the inverted u theory?
Increase or decrease in performance is rarely gradual
Does not explain sudden drops on performance
Only considers somatic arousal
What are the strengths of the catastrophe theory?
More realistic than the others
Explains why performance can dramatically decline
Takes into account both cognitive and somatic arousal
Explains how some performers recover from a catastrophe
What are the weaknesses of the catastrophe theory?
Some performers never experience a sudden decline
Not a proven theory ( theoretical idea)
What is the peak flow experience?
Sportspeople achieving optimum performance levels
What is the RAS?
Part of the brain that maintains levels of arousal
What are the two types of motivation?
Intrinsic
Extrinsic
What are some examples of intrinsic motivation?
Pride of winning
Sense of achievement
Happiness with result
What are some examples of extrinsic motivation?
Trophies
Money
Fame
Crows
