Kinesiology 1088A/B Lecture Notes - Drive Theory, Trait Theory, Autonomic Nervous System
4 Sep 2014
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A negative emotional state characterized by nervousness, worry and apprehension. Has a cognitive (mental) component (worry, apprehension etc. ) Butterflies , faint) (physiological) component (increased heart or breathing rate, sweating, nausea, Linear relationship between arousal and performance (as arousal increases so does performance) Impact dependant on how well the task is learned (social facilitation theory) Note: arousal/stress/anxiety/ are not always a bad thing. There are optimal levels of arousal (inverted u) Once reach optimal level, performance deteriorates if you continue to become more aroused or activated. Is a zone not a point (izof hanin) Different tasks have different optimal levels: catastrophe theory. Somatic (physiological) anxiety can have markedly different effects on performance (hardy, 1996) depending on the cognitive anxiety (worry) being experienced. If worry high activation reaches an optimal threshold after which there is dramatic or. It is the cognitive interpretations of one"s arousal level that impacts performance: reversal theory.
