How does arousal affect attention?
According to Easterbrook’s (1959) influential hypothesis, increased arousal may lead to the narrowing and focusing of attention, thus facilitating appropriate subsequent responding and coping behavior.
What causes high levels of arousal?
An increase in physical activity can change hormone levels, blood flow, etc and create arousal. All athletes react and cope differently with both arousal and anxiety. Arousal may be caused by either positive or negative emotions (e.g. excitement or fear). Levels of arousal change for different sports.
What happens to performance when arousal is high?
The Yerkes-Dodson Law suggests that there is a relationship between performance and arousal. Increased arousal can help improve performance, but only up to a certain point. At the point when arousal becomes excessive, performance diminishes.
How does arousal affect the performance of an individual?
Arousal has been defined by Gould and Krane as ‘a general physiological activation of the organism (personal) that varies on a continuum from deep sleep to intense excitement’. Arousal can impact an individual’s performance in a variety of manners, and an elite performer and a novice are likely to have different optimal arousal levels.
How does sleep affect your level of arousal?
Levels of sleep also impact arousal. When tired, arousal is often lower. However, it can also become increased due to stress when tired as well. Existing stressors will also impact level of arousal. If an individual is worried about an exam, or a parent is nursing a sick child, their arousal level will likely be higher.
What happens when your arousal level is too high?
Higher arousal levels can sometimes help us perform better; but it can also impair performance if arousal levels are too high. This is commonly referred to as the Yerkes-Dodson Law. The law states that increased levels of arousal will improve performance, but only up until the optimum arousal level is reached.
What is the relationship between arousal and anxiety?
Arousal is general physical and psychological activity. Anxiety is a negative emotional state with feelings of worry, nervousness and apprehension that is associated with the activation of the body. 1) Drive Theory: Drive theory states that the more arousal and anxiety an individual experiences, the higher their performance will be.