16. Arousal

Question 1

What is ‘arousal’?

Answer 1

Psyching up

Question 2

What is Hull’s Drive theory?

Answer 2

Describes the relationship between arousal and performance as directly proportional.

Question 3

What does hulls drive theory apply to?

Answer 3

Gross motor skills - weightlifting, sprinting

Question 4

What did hull realise performance is dependant on?

Answer 4

How a dominant learned response is intensified - autonomous learners would have correct DLR, cognitive learners would not.

Question 5

What is drive reduction?

Answer 5

Drive is reduced when motivation is lost. If performer feels they are already performing at their best, there is no reason to try harder.

Question 6

What is the inverted U theory?

Answer 6

As arousal increases, performance improves, until optimum is reached, then performance declines. Optimum differs based on sport.

Question 7

What is the zone of optimum functioning?

Answer 7

Slightly above and below the optimum level of arousal, where performance is still at its peak