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Arousal

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Energises state, a readiness to perform

2
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Drive theory

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Initial motivation caused increased drive, effort, success and repetition of same response

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How does drive theory increase?

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In a linear fashion

4
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Formula for performance

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P = f (d x h)

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High Arousal =

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Pick up less info and focus on the dominant response

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Inverted u theory

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Increased arousal improves performance but only to a moderate level, after which more arousal causes performance to suffer

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Arousal In Personality

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At low arousal = introverts perform best as already have high adrenaline
At high arousal = extroverts can tolerate extra adrenaline

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Arousal in experience

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At low arousal = novice performs better because they need to concentrate on lots of info.
At high arousal = experts are used to pressure and can operate on limited info.

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Arousal on type/nature of task

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At low arousal = fine and complex skills are performed better as require control and decision making.
At high arousal = gross and simple skills are performed best because they need less control and decision making

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Catastrophe theory

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Increased arousal improves performance to a point but an intense combination of somatic and cognitive anxieties causes a dramatic deterioration in performance.

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Impacts of low arousal

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Lack of focus and attention
Attentional narrowing
Failed to reach zone of optimal functioning

12
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Impacts of over arousal

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Violence
Break rules
Lack of concentration
Failed to reach zone of optimal zone functioning

13
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Social loafing=

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individuals loss of motivation in team player due to lack of performance

14
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Ringelman effect

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When a teams performance decreases with group size

15
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Zone of optimal functioning

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Area of controlled arousal and high level performance

16
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When does peak flow performance occur

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When timing, action and motion appear to be perfect