Arousal

Question 1

arousal

Answer 1

intensity of our own emotion, motivation and behaviour or the drive to achieve.

Question 2

Drive theory

Answer 2

• relationship between arousal and performance is linear
• as arousal increases performance increases.
  drive reduction = drive reduced if performer loses motivation

Question 3

Positives and negatives of drive theory

Answer 3

+ easy to interpret
+ muscles warm up so performance levels increase
- doesn’t apply to all sports
- arousal is affected by other factors

Question 4

Inverted U theory of arousal

Answer 4

• optimal zone of functioning
• after this performance will decline and performer becomes anxious.
• more skilled performer the higher there level of optimal arousal.

Question 5

Catastrophe theory of arousal

Answer 5

• theory shows a much more dramatic decline in performance when arousal is raised above the optimal level.

Question 6

Somatic arousal and Cognitive arousal

Answer 6

as somatic arousal increases so will performance quality.
- if there are high levels of cognitive and somatic arousal the performance will decline dramatically.