social facilitation

Question 1

define social facilitation

Answer 1

positive influence on performance caused by the presence of others

Question 2

define social inhibition

Answer 2

negative influence on performance cause by the presence of others

Question 3

decsribe evalutation apprehension

Answer 3

• when a performer **feels **they are being **judged **by a knowledgeable audience
• can have a **negative effect on performance **

Question 4

identify strategies to minimise social inhibition

Answer 4

• mental rehearsal
• practice infront of an audience
• increase self-efficacy
• stress management techniques
• improve selective attention to avoid evaluation

Question 5

describe the impact of an audience on performance

Answer 5

the presence of an audience or coactors increases the arousal level of a performer making it more likely that the performers dominant response will occur (Hulls Drive Theory)

Question 6

describe the impact of type of skill and skill level on performance

Answer 6

• if the skill is simple or if the performer is an expert, the dominant response is more likely to be the correct one
• is the skill is complex or if the performer is a novice, the dominant response is more likely to be incorrect

Question 7

describe how personality factors impact performance

Answer 7

• high anxiety (type A) individuals perform less well in the presence if others than individuals with a **low anxiety trait **(type B)
• extroverts tend to seek situations with high arousal levels and so perform better with an audience whevereas** intoverts **shy away drom social situations as they have high levels of internal arousal

Question 8

why do teams win more at ‘home’ than they do ‘away’

Answer 8

• larger number of supporters/ familliar surrounding/ play more of attacking style at home
• audience raises more assertive behaviour (drive) and performance increases which leads to social facilitation

Question 9

how can playing at home be a disadvantage

Answer 9

• increased pressure infront of people that the performer knoes (evaluation apprehension) cause catastrophe effect and performance decreases dramatically
• the more important the game the less likely home team will win which leads to social inhibition
• if stadium is large home team are far away from pitch so home field advantage in ineffective