social inhibition and facilitation

Question 1

Define social facilitation

Answer 1

An increase in performance due to the presence of a crowd

Question 2

Define social inhibition

Answer 2

A decrease in performance due to the presence of a crowd

Question 3

How does a crowd impact on personality?

Answer 3

Social facilitation: Extroverts, Type A, Nach
Social inhibition: Introverts, Type B, Naf

Question 4

How does a crowd impact on type of skill?

Answer 4

Social facilitation: Gross, Simple
Social inhibition: Fine, Complex

Question 5

How does a crowd impact on Proximity of crowd?

Answer 5

Social facilitation: Close crowd or Large crowd could raise arousal to optimum
Social inhibition: Close crowd or Large crowd could cause over-arousal

Question 6

How does a crowd impact on arousal?

Answer 6

Social facilitation: Arousal increase could lead to optimum or dominant response
Social inhibition: Over-arousal or errors as dominant response isn’t correct

Question 7

How does a crowd impact on home vs away?

Answer 7

Social facilitation: Familiar crowd or home advantage as crowd on side
Social inhibition: Hostile or unfamiliar crowd

Question 8

Describe evaluation apprehension

Answer 8

An increase in arousal and anxiety because of a perception the performer is being judged

Question 9

What strategies could a performer use to minimise social inhibition

Answer 9

Imagery techniques, breathing control techniques, training in front of an audience, negative thought stopping, over-learn skills so that dominant response is correct, try to decrease importance of the event