Social facilitation Flashcards
What is social facilitation
the positive effect the prescence of spectators has on the way sportspeople play or perform
What is social inhibition
the negative effect the prescence of spectators has on the way sportspeople play or perform
What is the acronym for social facilitation and inhibition
Behavioural
Effects
Due
To
Others
Present
What are the 4 types of others present
The audience-those who just watch the event
The co-actors-those who are doing the same task but are not involved in direct competition (teammates)
The competitiors-those who are in direct competition (opponents)
The social reinforcer-those who have direct influence on the event (coaches)
Which types of others present have a direct and indirect impact on performance (this is part of the Zajonc Model)
Interactive others/direct impact
competition
social reinforcers
Passive others/indirect impact
audience
co-actors
What does the zajonc model suggest
this model suggests the mere prescence of others creates arousal,which affects performance
Would a novice and expert performer perform better with or without a audience
novice-better without audience
expert-better with audience
What factors affect social facilitation
size of audience
status of the observer
knowledge of the crowd
personality of the performer
proximity of audience
type of task
Ways to prevent social inhibtion
-Getting the players familiar with playing in front of a crowd
-Gradually introducing evaluation
-Improving focus and concentration(stress management techniques)
-set process and performance goals
-overlearn key skills (strengthens S-R bond)
-selective attention
-cognitive and somatic strategies
Any increase in arousal leads to the increased likelihood of the … … (according to the Zajonc model)
Fill in the blanks
Dominant response
What are the 2 potential outcomes of the dominant response
Social facilitation
Social inhibition
Define evaluation apprehension
the fear of being judged
Define selective attention
a perceptual method of blocking out irrelevant information
Describe the proximity effect
the effect of an audience gets stronger the closer they are to the performer
What is the dominant response
The standout response that the performer thinks is correct
