Social Facilitation Flashcards
What does social facilitation recognize?
Influence of other people has on performance
What is social facilitation?
The prescence of others have a positive effect
What is social inihibition?
The prescence of other [people have a negative effect
What affect does interactive others have on performance?
Interactive others have more influence on the performer than passive others
What are the two ways that interactive others can affect performance?
Competitive- Physically interfere with performance
Supporters- Actively attempts to disturb the concentration of the performer e.gshouting
What affect does passive others face when performing?
Passive other can lead to anxiety in the performer when the others are significant to the performer: and if ther performer feels if they are being assessed (increase arousal)
What would be some performers reaction in front of an audience?
Some performers performance improved, while others performance deteriorated.
What did Zanjoc investigate?
Investigated the different influences and discovered that depending on the stage of learning and the ability of performer, how people react in fornt of an audience will differ.
What is the drive theory?
The higher the level of arousal, the more dominant response occurs
How would people in their early stages of learning react when under pressure?
Their performance will deteriorate when they perceive they are under pressure
What level would a performers dominant response be?
A beginner would have a lower level of dominant response than an elite athlete
How will an elite performer react when in front of an audience?
An elite performer who is performing a skill they have learnt will improve maintain their level of performance in similar circumstances.
What is the dominant response dictated by?
Practice and experience and reflects the level of performance likely to be maintained under pressure
What else can play a part in the dominant response?
Personality
Would extroverts experience social facilitation and why?
Yes, as they tend to be more comfortable performing in a situation whereby they are likely to be evaluated in some way
How would an introvert react to social facilitation?
May find the situation raises their arousal levels too high and their performance deteriorates
When does social inhibition happen and why?
When others are passively observing due to evaluation apprehension
What is the evaluation apprehension?
This is the worry that those watching are assessing or evaluating the quality of performance
What did Courneya and carron recognize when looking at the home advantage/disadvantage?
Differences in the performance and the behaviour of teams and performers when playing at home compared to away
How could a crowd affect the away team?
The presence of a large home crowd, who may be jeering or chanting may affect the away team if they have fewer supporters cheering them
Why might there be fewer away team supporters than home team supporters?
There are often great distances to travel
Are there any statistics to prove the home’s advantages and disadvantages?
55 - 65% of games are won by home teams
What can the prescence of others be classified as and what can it be dependent on?
Interactive other
Passive others
Status
Situation
What are the effects of over-arousal on the performer?
To perform better
What are the effects of over arousal on a performer?
Suffer from anxiety and apprehension
What are more experienced players able to do under pressure?
Perform more consistently under pressure, reverting to a dominant response
What can less experienced players do under pressure?
Performance may deteriorate when they perceive they are under pressure
What are some strategies to minimise the effect of social facilitation?
Use mental rehearsal Attend to important cues Use self talk increasing confidence Practice in the presence of audience Use relaxation technique to reduce arousal Use positive reinforcement Use goal setting to help reudce anxiety Overlearn skills through repetition, allowing skills to become autonomous
What is arousal defined as?
The level of readiness for performance
What is arousal controlled by?
Reticular activating system
