Aroual

Question 1

What is arousal

Answer 1

Energised alertness

Question 2

physiological signs?

Answer 2

Sweeting
Anxiety
Adrenaline
fidgettinf

Question 3

Psychological Signs?

Answer 3

anxious, imagery usage a lot, giddy

Question 4

What factors increase arousal ?

Answer 4

experience.
Crowd
sport context
scouts present
rivalries
tactics

Question 5

Drive theory…

Answer 5

Linear relationship
as arousal increases so does performance
Increase motivation and performance
Dominant response so the autonomous will probs make the wrong decision but highly likely the cognitive will.

Question 6

Inverted U theory

Answer 6

Meets threshold point
Performance will increase with increase of arousal but will meet a threshold and start to decrease

Question 7

Catastrophe Theory

Answer 7

Similar to inverter U theory.
Once past the optimum arousal, there’s a decline in performance
No recovery may increase anxiety

Question 8

Individual Zone of Optimal Functions..

Answer 8

adapted version of inverted U theory.
People have ‘zones’ of arousal in which they peak at