social facilitation/ inhibition Flashcards
what is social facilitation and inhibition
effects on behaviour due to presence of others.
facilitation- positive effects due to presence of others
inhibition- negative effects due to prsence of others.
Zajonc-
4 types of other presnece
> audience- ppl who watch the event
co-actors-doing the same sport alongside you eg running next to you
competitors- those who are in direct competition with you
social reinforcers- those who have a direct influence on performace eg critise and ancourage it- coach
how do these presentces effcet performace
coactors and audiences-
increase arousal due to their presence but are passive- not involved in the event
competitors and social reinforcers-
have a more direct impact on event and are active, can give encouragment, advice or cause distractions.
how does presence of others effect elite athletes and beggingers.
a begginer will experince overarousal and anxiety as they are not use to the pressure from the crowd causing social inhibition.
expert- will be able to cope with the pressure from the crowds and will be motivated by support causing social facilitation.
performance and dominant response
elite performer have a well learnt and accurate dominant response under pressure/ high arousal this response becomes automatic.
- this means presense of others eg crowd cheering will increase pressure and arousal but their dominant resppnse is correct so may have postiive imoact on performance- social facilitation
novice- inaccurate dominnat reponse under presssure/ high arousal the dominant repsonse is incorrect.
so performance decreases due to inhibition.
what is evaluation aprehension
the perceieved fear of being judged eg a scout watching your match or significant other.
it could motivate u to do well or cause increase anxiety leading to decrease in performance (social inhibition)
how to prevent social inhibition
- get players familiar with performing infront of a crowd- train with the distraction of a crowd so they get use to being watched and become familarised.
-imporve focus and concerntraion- teach players to focus on key info eg the ball and not on the audience.
-lower arousal levels eg using imergy and relaxation techniques.
-gradually introduce evaluation
