Revision for Mock 2 on the 3/12/2021 Flashcards
What are the three types of aggression?
Relation Aggression
Hostile Aggression
Instrumental Aggression
What is relation Aggression?
A non physical type of aggression which is usually verbal with an aim to cause physiological harm.
EXAMPLE: Athletes receiving hostile and mean tweets on twitter.
What is instrumental aggression?
Aggression which is channeled in pursuit of a non violent goal.
EXAMPLE: A boxer has to be aggressive and violent to win.
What is hostile Aggression?
Aggression with the sole intent of harming the opponent.
What is the optimal level of arousal and what is the effect it has on an athlete>
Optimal arousal is where the performance of the athlete is at its best because things like their reaction time becomes quicker and they can screen out relevant information focusing properly on the goal at hand.
What happens when an athlete becomes over aroused?
- Important cues are missed causing performance levels to decrease
- The athlete becomes so tightly focused on the performance or one aspect of the display (attention narrowing)
What happens to an athlete if a change in their arousal levels is positive?
The athlete becomes psyched up which will positively effect their performance
What happens to an athlete if their change in arousal is seen as negative?
The performer become psyched out which lowers performance levels.
Why can arousal be seen as positive and negative?
It depends on the athletes perception of it.
What is drive theory in arousal?
The performer has tried harder (increased drive/arousal)
When the arousal become too high the performance level will decrease.
When the performer is at optimal arousal, their performance will be the ebst.
What is somatic (physiological) anxiety?
Physical anxiety
EXAMPLE: Increased Heart Rate and sweating
What is cognitive (physcological) anxiety?
Loss of concentration and attention narrowing
What happens when arousal level increase?
The performance levels of the athlete will increase until after they pass their optimal arousal point. When an athlete goes past optimal arousal their performance levels will begin to decrease.
What is catastrophe theory in Arousal?
When arousal become too high, there will be a rapid decline in performance levels.
What is the zone of optimal functioning (ZOF) in arousal?
Suggests that optimal arousal doesn’t occur at a specific point, but within a band width where a performer achieves their maximum attention capacity
