Socal Facilaisation Flashcards
(10 cards)
Inhibition
Negative Effects due to the presence of others
Facilitation
Positive Effects due to the presence of others
The effects of others on performance
1) An audience – just watches
2) Competitors – are in conflict with the performer
3) Social reinforcers – encourage or criticise performance
4) Co-actors – are doing the sport alongside you
Inhibition beginner
Inhibition – when performance is influenced negatively by the presence of others- Beginner
Facilitation expert
Facilitation – when performance is influenced positively by the presence of others- Expert
Expert performer
● Well learned/ accurate dominant response, under pressure this response becomes automatic, simple and correct. This may lead to positive performances as Facilitation occurs.
● The roar of a home crowd in a pressure situation
Novice performer
Poorly learned/ inaccurate response, under pressure this response becomes automatic, complex and incorrect. This may lead to pressurised performances as Inhibition occurs.
● Choosing the correct response to a powerful serve
Preventing social inhibition
■ Getting the players familiar with playing in front of a crowd-
■ train with a distraction so the team get used to it. Gradually building up the amount of audience the players have
and the importance of the people watching
■ Gradually introducing evaluation-
■ the level of assessment should build up gradually. A team may have informal chats before progressing to statistical
analysis. Support from other players and peers may help at this stage
■ Improving focus and concentration-
■ players could focus on the key information not the audience so they focus in relevant information
■ Lower Arousal Levels-
■ Imagery, Visualisation and other stress management techniques
■ Decrease the Importance of an Event
■ Peer Support Groups
Evaluation apprehension
Fear of being judged
Dominant responce
Dominant response – focusing on one or two cues as our ability to take in information reduces
