social facilitation

Question 1

social facilitation

Answer 1

when arousal stimulated by the presence of an audience has a positive effect in performance

Question 2

social inhibition

Answer 2

when arousal stimulated by the presence of an audience has negative effects on performance

Question 3

factors affecting social facilitation

Answer 3

personality type, skill type, stage of learning

Question 4

personality factor

Answer 4

introverts: sensitive RAS, easily aroused, likely to cause social inhibition

extroverts: not easily over-aroused, likely to cause social facilitation

Question 5

stage of learning

Answer 5

beginners: dominant response likely to be incorrect so social inhibition occurs

experts: well grooved dominant responses so social facilitation likely

Question 6

skill type (simple and complex)

Answer 6

audience adds to info needed to be processes
simple skills: don’t require much info so social facilitation
complex skills: lots of info so social inhibition (distraction conflict)

Question 7

skill type (gross and fine)

Answer 7

gross: no high levels of precision, audience facilitates performance
fine: high levels of precision, audience increases arousal so inhibition

Question 8

evaluation apprehension

Answer 8

performer perceives the audience is judging them so Inhibits performance
- e.g someone knowledgeable able to form valid opinions like a scout etc.

Question 9

strategies

Answer 9

mental rehearsal, form positive dominant responses, positive reinforcement, practice infront of an audience

Question 10

Zajonc’s factors affecting performance

Answer 10

• presence of an audience increases arousal
• increases in arousal trigger dominant responses
• if the skill is well learned, response will be correct
• if the skill is new or poorly learned response will be incorrect