PE- Arousal (ELIAS)

Question 1

What is the definition of arousal?

Answer 1

The degree of readiness

Question 2

What is somatic arousal?

Answer 2

Body/physiological

Question 3

What is cognitive arousal?

Answer 3

Psychological (MENTAL)

Question 4

What are the 3 theories?

Answer 4

Drive theory
Inverted U theory
Catastrophe theory

Question 5

What does drive theory state?

Answer 5

As arousal increases, so does performance
Positive relationship
Linear relationship

Question 6

What does dominant response mean?

Answer 6

Most learned behaviour

Question 7

What does the inverted U theory believe?

Answer 7

As arousal increases, so does performance
Performance peaks at optimum level of arousal
Once past your optimum point any further arousal will decrease in performance

Question 8

How can levels of arousal effect performance?

Answer 8

PERSONALITY- extroverts handle higher levels of arousal. Introverts low

SKILL TYPE- extroverts suited to gross + simple skills. Introverts fine + complex skills

ABILITY- low ability- low arousal, high ability, high arousal

Question 9

What is cue utilisation?

Answer 9

Focusing on only what you need to know

Question 10

What is selective attention?

Answer 10

Cutting out what you don’t need to know

Question 11

What does the catastrophe theory state?

Answer 11

Somatic arousal increases which increases performance up to optimum
Cognitive arousal increases, performance drops immediately
If cognitive arousal is controlled, performance will increase again