Zusammenfassung der Ressource
How can psychology affect performance?
- motivation
- positive and negative
- positive = one has been performing
well and feels confident
- negative = one fears the
consequences of not performing
- intrinsic and extrinsic
- intrinsic = motivation from
within
- extrinsic = motivation is modified by a
source outside the person
- anxiety and arousal
- optimum arousal
- inverted U hypothesis
- trait and state anxiety
- trait = general level of stress
(different for every person)
- state = heightened level of emotions
in response to fear or danger
- sources of stress
- psychological strategies to enhance motivation and
manage anxiety
- concentration/attention skills
- mental rehearsal/visualisation
- relaxation techniques
- goal-setting