Motivation and Arousal | OCR A-Level Physical Education (H555)

Motivation and Arousal

  • 56 questions
  • 4 subtopics
  • Component 02: Psychological factors affecting performance
  • Component 02

Motivation and Arousal is examined in Component 02, Psychological factors affecting performance.

It covers intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, rewards and motivation in coaching, arousal and drive theory and inverted-U and catastrophe theories.

Sample questions from Motivation and Arousal

Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.

  1. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

    Give two sources of intrinsic motivation for a recreational swimmer.

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    A recreational swimmer may swim for the enjoyment of being in the water. A sense of achievement from a personal best is another source.
  2. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

    Name two intangible rewards a coach can give.

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    A coach can give verbal praise and public recognition in front of the squad.
  3. Rewards and motivation in coaching

    What is the overjustification effect?

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    The overjustification effect is a fall in intrinsic motivation when an external reward is given for an enjoyable activity. The performer starts to credit the reward for their taking part.
  4. Rewards and motivation in coaching

    Why can intrinsic motivation be hard for a coach to create?

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    Intrinsic motivation comes from within and cannot simply be handed over by a coach. The coach can only shape the conditions, such as enjoyment and success, in which it develops.
  5. Arousal and drive theory

    What does drive mean in drive theory?

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    Drive is the performer's level of arousal, or motivation to act. Higher drive increases the likelihood of the dominant response.
  6. Arousal and drive theory

    Give one strength of drive theory.

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    Drive theory explains why experts often perform best under the pressure of a big occasion. Drive theory also explains why beginners make more mistakes when highly aroused.
  7. Inverted-U and catastrophe theories

    Why does performance decline when a performer is over-aroused?

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    An over-aroused performer becomes anxious and loses concentration. Attention narrows too far, so key cues are missed.
  8. Inverted-U and catastrophe theories

    Which two factors must combine for a catastrophe to occur?

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    A catastrophe needs high somatic arousal and high cognitive anxiety together. High somatic arousal on its own does not cause the sudden drop.

The 4 subtopics

One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.

Subtopic What it covers Questions
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation Intrinsic motivation, tangible and intangible extrinsic rewards, the recreational swimmer and the county tennis player, the intensity and direction of motivation, and avoidance of punishment. 13
Rewards and motivation in coaching When extrinsic rewards help, the overjustification effect, rewarding without reducing intrinsic motivation, timing and withdrawing rewards, certificates, prize money and praise, and junior club membership. 14
Arousal and drive theory Arousal and the reticular activating system, Hull's drive theory and P = f(D × H), habit strength and the dominant response, experts and beginners, and the weightlifter's pre-lift routine. 13
Inverted-U and catastrophe theories Yerkes and Dodson's inverted-U, optimal arousal and the effect of skill type, experience and personality, catastrophe theory's cognitive anxiety and somatic arousal, and which theory helps a coach more. 16
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How the guide is worked

Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.

  1. Step 1 · Closed book

    Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.

  2. Step 2 · Open book

    Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.

  3. Step 3 · Closed book again

    Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.

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