Social Facilitation Flashcards
What is social facilitation?
The presence of others helps the athletes performance
What is social inhibition?
The presence of others inhibits the athletes performance
What was Zajonc’s theory?
More people increases arousal, which may further motivate an athlete or cause the athlete to ‘choke’
How does anxiety traits effect social facilitation?
Type A is high anxiety and more likely to socially inhibit performance.
Type B is low anxiety and more likely to social facilitate performance
How personality type effect social facilitation?
Extroverts have a high arousal and more likely social facilitation
Introverts have low arousal and more likely to be socially inhibited
How do previous experiences impact social facilitation?
If the athlete has failed previously infant of a crowd, they will be socially inhibited.
Whereas, if the athlete is used to a crowd, there is an increased likelihood of social facilitation
How does the performance level of the athlete impact social facilitation?
If the athlete is an elite performer, they will have higher arousal and more likely dominant response. They are more likely to be socially facilitated.
If the athlete is a novice, they will have lower arousal and less likely dominant response. They are more socially inhibited
How does crowd knowledge affect social facilitation of an athlete?
If there is good crowd knowledge, it could increase evaluation apprehension. However, it could make the athlete feel more supported
How can the presence of peers affect social facilitation?
The athlete could have an increase in anxiety and experience social inhibition.
However, the athlete could experience a sense of pride and be more socially facilitated
How do gross/fine skills impact social facilitation?
Fine skills need low arousal, and will be. more socially inhibited.
Gross skills need high arousal and will socially facilitate the athlete
How do simple/complex skills impact social facilitation?
Simple skills have high arousal levels, and the athlete will be more socially facilitated.
Complex skills have lower arousal levels, and the athlete will be socially inhibited
How does the nature of the audience affect social facilitation?
If the audience is loud, there will be more anxiety, but more arousal.
If the audience is quiet, there will be less anxiety but also less arousal
How can the physical proximity of an audience affect social facilitation?
If the crowd is close, the performer may feel threatened and socially inhibited.
However, the performer might also feel reassured by the close crowd
What is evaluation apprehension?
Arousal level is only increased by the crowd when the athletes performance is being evaluated by the crowd or coactors
Who discovered evaluation apprehension?
Cottrell
