Arousal

Question 1

Arousal

Answer 1

psychophysiological activation of the body. Varies from sleepy to excited

Question 2

General rule

Answer 2

If you move from low to high arousal, the attention becomes more narrow. = attentional narrowing

This narrowing gates out irrelevant, but eventually also relevant stimuli.

Question 3

Cue utilization theory

Answer 3

At low levels of arousal;
- Both relevant and irrelevant stimuli can come into athletes awareness
- Athlete may not be able to concentrate very well at this level

At moderate level
- Athlete experiences more forcus
- Attention narrowing causes athlete to exclude task-irrelevant cues

at (too) high level
- Athlete might miss task-relevant cues