topic 6:schwartz & cottrell & biofeedback Flashcards
schwartz and barsky suggestion
if teams play at home they ha e a better chance of winning
schwartz and barsky results
% of home wins:
baseball& hockey 53% football 55% college football 59% basketball 82%
cottrell suggestions
social inhibition effects could be explained by level of anxiety from performer, suggests performer knows the audience has the power to reward/punish them
cottrells results
they feel high level of anxiety
performance falls from training to performing in front of judges
meaning of biofeedback
how to mange arousal effectively
biofeedback involves
athletes focusing on their physiological reaction to specific sporting occasions and controlling the, through ECG heart rate and using breathing exercises