arousal

Question 1

intrinsic motivation

Answer 1

when an individual participates for ‘its own sake’

Question 2

arousal

Answer 2

The intensity of our motivation

Question 2

extrinsic motivation

Answer 2

when an individual participates for material gain

Question 3

what are the two types of arousal

Answer 3

physiological (somatic)
psychological (cognative)

Question 3

what is the hull drive theory

Answer 3

shows a correlation between arousal and performance, an increase in arousal leads to an increase in performance in a linear fashion

Question 4

why might motivation be lost in the drive reduction theory

Answer 4

the loss of motivation that may be experiences by the performer if
- the skill is now over learnt and habitual
- too much practice has taken place
- new goals are needed to remotivate performer

Question 5

whats on the x and y axis of the intervted U theory

Answer 5

performance & arousal

Question 6

what happens at stage one of the inverted U theory (at the start when arousal is low)

Answer 6

• underaroused, low level of performance
• perceptual skills inneffective
• poor decisison making
• selective attention is too wide or too narrow

Question 7

what happens in stage 2 of the inverted U theory

Answer 7

• the moderate level of arousal gives the optimum level of performance
• known as optimum zone or zone of peak function

Question 8

what happens in stage 3 of the inverted U theory

Answer 8

• overarousal leads to a decrease in performance
  -selective attention extremely narrow
• perceptual skills low
• aggression and anxiety kicks in

Question 9

what is the catastrophe theory

Answer 9

suggests that athletes arousal levels needs to lower significantly if they want to improve their performance, there is a sudden collapse in performance unlike the inverted U theory