Social facilitation (SP) Flashcards
1
Q
Define social facilitation / inhibition
A
the behavioural effects due to others present (BEDTOP)
2
Q
Define facilitation
A
positive effects due to the presence of others
3
Q
Define inhibition
A
negative effects due to the presence of others
4
Q
What are the 4 types of others present in sport?
A
- audience
- social reinforcers
- co - actors
- competitors
5
Q
What factors cause inhibition?
A
- complex task
- novice performer
- leads to incorrect dominant response
6
Q
What factors cause facilitation?
A
- simple task
- expert performer
- leads to correct dominant response
7
Q
What is evaluation apprehension?
A
the fear of being judged -the negative influence of others if performer feel they are being watched
8
Q
What creates evaluation apprehension?
A
HIGH AROUSAL
- low confidence —> HA —> EA
- being watched by experts / important people —> HA —> EA
9
Q
What makes evaluation apprehension worse?
A
- if audience = known to us
- audience = critical
- lacking confidence
- audience contains e.g. chief scouts
10
Q
How do you prevent social inhibition?
A
- get players familiar w playing in front of a crowd
- lower arousal levels e.g. cognitive techniques
- gradually introducing evaluation e.g. level of assessment built up gradually
- improving focus and concentration
- peer support groups
- decrease importance of event
11
Q
State the order of social facilitation / inhibition
A
1 audience 2 increased arousal / drive / effort 3 evaluations apprehension 4 dominant response 5 social facilitation / inhibition
