Social Facilitation

Question 1

Home field advantage

Answer 1

Is the balance between confidence and anxiety- the influence often the crowd could increase confidence in the home team and cause anxiety in the away team.
Often describe as having an extra man due o the supportive and intimidating atmosphere

Question 2

What are the benefits of home field advantage

Answer 2

• No travel
• Familiarity of the home environment
• More fluent style as feel more at ease
• Functional assertive behaviour- more drive assertion

Question 3

What are the consequences of home field advantage

Answer 3

• Increases anxiety
• Hostile chanting
• Commit more fouls due to anxiety
• Social inhibition = choke

Question 4

Social facilitation

Answer 4

Performance is made better due to the presence of others

Question 5

Social inhibition

Answer 5

Performance is made worse due to the presence of others

Question 6

What does BEDTOP stand for

Answer 6

Behavioural
Effects
Due
To
Others
Present

Question 7

What are the others that could be present (4)

Answer 7

• Audience
• Co-actor
• Competitors
• Social reinforcers

Question 8

Audience

Answer 8

Watches them play. They have a huge effect on performance

Question 9

Passive audience

Answer 9

Silent crowd

Question 10

Co-actor

Answer 10

Doing the same activity but not in direct competition- merely their presence
Eg. Another jogger in the park

Question 11

Competitors (Competitive co-actors)

Answer 11

In direct competition with you

Question 12

Social reinforcers

Answer 12

Have a direct influence on the performance and their presence is part of event
Eg. Coach

Question 13

Who’s model is used to explain the influence of others being present in relation to social inhibition and facilitation

Answer 13

Zajonc’s model

Question 14

How is a Expert (autonomous) influenced by the presence of others

Answer 14

• usually can cope with being watched
• Performance is facilitated
• DR = correct and well learnt

Question 15

How is a novice (cognitive) influenced by the presence of others

Answer 15

• Usually finds it daunting, and put off by the audience
• Over aroused
• High anxiety
• Performance is inhibited
• DR = few mistakes and needs lots of attention

Question 16

How are simple skills influenced by the presence of others

Answer 16

• Less decision making
• Can be performed at high levels of arousal
• Performance is facilitated

Question 17

How are complex skills influenced by the presence of others

Answer 17

• More decision making
• More mistakes
• Performance is inhibited

Question 18

Evaluation apprehension

Answer 18

Perceived fear of being watched and judged so performance will decrease

Question 19

Baron’s distraction conflict theory

Answer 19

• Linked presence of audience to info processing
• Audience takes up attentional capacity
• Complex skills need more attention
• Needs to focus on task and block out distractions (selective attention)

Question 20

How would you limit the effects of the audience (9)

Answer 20

• Learn new skills in absence of audience
• Audience gradually introduced during training
• Strategies to help block out crowd
• Visualise performing in front of audience
• Improve self efficacy
• Increase selective attention
• Reduced importance of event
• Avoid social comparisons
• Teammates supportive