Social Facilitation Flashcards
Social facilitation
The behavioural effects due to others present
Dominant response
focusing on one or two cues as our ability to take in information reduces
facilitation
When performance is made better
Inhibition
When performance is made worse
Evaluation apprehension
The fear of being judged
Audience
Watching performance
Co actors
Partaking in sport with you
Competitors
In conflict with the performer
Social reinforcers
Encourage and criticise performer
Group dynamics
the study or use of the processes involved when people in a group interact
Forming
Getting to know each other, strengths/weaknesses
Storming
Infighting and conflict as people establish roles/positions
Norming
Cooperation. Conflicts are resolved
Performing
Common goals, success, team support each other and understand their roles
