Social Facilitation

Question 1

What is social inhibition?

Answer 1

The negative effect of an audience on performance

Question 2

What is social facilitation?

Answer 2

The positive effect of the audience on performance

Question 3

Audience will lead to an increased arousal which will increase performance if:

Answer 3

Personality is extrovert because they have a less sensitive RAS

Ability is high because the player has a well learned motor programme

Task type is gross and simple because it uses large muscle movements and has low perceptual load

Question 4

Audience will lead to an increased arousal which will decrease performance if:

Answer 4

Personality is introvert because they have a highly sensitive RAS

Ability is low because of a poorly learnt motor programme

Task type is fine and complex because it involves intricacy and high perceptual load

Question 5

What are the causes of evaluation apprehension?

Answer 5

Perception of being judged by a significant other e.g. scout

More likely if sport confidence is low

Question 6

What are the effects of evaluation apprehension?

Answer 6

Increased arousal / anxiety

Leads to avoiding behaviour / lack of persistence in sport and physical activity

Question 7

What are some strategies to minimise social inhibition?

Answer 7

Imagery

Relaxation techniques

Practice