social facilitation

Question 1

social facilitation definition

Answer 1

positive effects due to the presence of others

Question 2

inhibition definition

Answer 2

negative effects due to the presence of others

Question 3

what are the four types of people present in sport

Answer 3

• An Audience- just watches
• Competitors- are in conflict with the performer
• Social Reinforcers - encourage or criticise performance
• Co-actors - are doing the sport alongside you

Question 4

evaluation apprehension definition

Answer 4

fear of being judged

Question 5

how can Evaluation Apprehension be made worse:

Answer 5

Can be worse if:

• the audience is know to us
• the audience is critical
• the audience contains eg Chief Scout
• we are lacking confidence

Question 6

How can you prevent social inhibition:

Answer 6

• Getting the player familiar with playing in front of a crowd
• train with a distraction so the team get used to it. Gradually building up the amount of audience the players have and the importance of the people watching
• Gradually introducing evaluation
• the level of assessment should build up gradually. a team may have informal chats before progressing to statistical analysis. Support from other players and peers may help at this stage.
• Improving focus and concentration
• players could focus on the key information not the audience so they focus in relevant information
• Lower Arousal Levels
• imagery, visualisation and other stress management techniques
• Decrease the Importance of an Event
• Peer Support Group

Question 7

dominant response definition:

Answer 7

focusing on one or two cues as out ability to take in information reduces