Social facilitation and inhibition

Question 1

What is social facilitation?

Answer 1

The positive influence on sports performance of others who may be watching or competing

Question 2

What is social inhibition?

Answer 2

The negative influence on sports performance of others who may be watching or competing

Question 3

What effect does the presence of an audience have on a performance?

Answer 3

The presence of an audience increases arousal.
Increase in arousal will trigger the dominant response.
If a skill is well learned, response will be correct.
If the skill is new or poorly learned, response will be incorrect.

Question 4

What does apprehension do?

Answer 4

Increases arousal levels which increases heart rate

Question 5

Name strategies used to minimise social inhibition

Answer 5

Imagery techniques to block out audience
Relaxation techniques
Training with an audience present
Preparing to deal with negative reactions
Decreasing the importance of an event
Remaining calm and focused