Social Faciliation Flashcards
Inhibition
Negative Effects due to the presence of others
Facilitation
Positive Effects due to the presence of others
What are the four types of others present in sport
An audience - just watches
Competitors - are in conflict with the performer
Social reinforcers - encourage or criticise performance
Co actors - Are doing sport along side you
What do audience and co actors cause
They cause an increase in arousal due to their presence but are passive as they are not involved in the event.
This could cause the dominant response
Which leads to facilitation for experts
But inhibition for novices
How can being an expert lead to a positive performance
Accurate dominance response, under pressure response becomes automatic and correct.
This may lead to a positive performance as facilitation occurs
How can being a novice lead to a negative performance
inaccurate response, under pressure this response becomes automatic, complex and incorrect.
This may lead to pressurised performances as Inhibition occurs.
How to prevent social inhibition
Getting the players 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 Groups
What is evaluation Apprehension- Fear of being judged.
The Negative influence of others if the performer feels they are being watched
High arousal could be created by being watched by important/ expert people
If you are unconfident you may also feel high arousal
This could be caused by if:
The audience is known to us
The audience is critical
The audience contains expert people
We lack in confidence
