Social Facilitation

Question 1

What is inhibition?

Answer 1

Negative effects due to the presence of others.

Question 2

What is facilitation?

Answer 2

Positive effects due to the presence of others.

Question 3

According to Zajonic, there are four types of others present in sport. What are they?

Answer 3

1) An audience (just watches)
2) Competitors (in conflict with the performer).
3) social reinforces (encourage or criticise performance)
4) co-actors (are doing the sport along side you).

Question 4

Is facilitation associated with a beginner or expert?

Answer 4

An expert.

Question 5

Inhibition is associated with beginners or experts?

Answer 5

Beginners.

Question 6

What are the different ways of preventing social inhibition?

Answer 6

Getting the players familiar with playing infront of a crowd.

Gradually introducing evaluation.

Improving focus and concentration.

Lower arousal levels.

Decrease the importance of an event.

Peer support groups.

Question 7

What is the dominant response?

Answer 7

Focusing on one or two cues as our ability to take in information reduces.

Question 8

What is evaluation apprehension?

Answer 8

The fear of being judged.