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WJEC A-Level Physical Education 601-8485-1
Performance Analysis and Fitness Testing
Levers and Movement Analysis
Joints and the Musculo-Skeletal System
Components of Fitness and Methods of Training
Energy Systems and Principles of Training
Fatigue, Recovery and Rehabilitation
Diet, Nutrition and Hydration
Personality
Stress, Arousal and Anxiety
Motivation and Self-Efficacy
Skill, Ability and Skill Classification
Learning Curves, Theories and Stages
Transfer, Practice, Guidance and Feedback
Sport, Culture and Society
The Emergence of Modern Sport
Social Differentiation in Sport
Short-Term Responses to Exercise
Long-Term Adaptations to Exercise
Carbohydrate Loading and Supplements
Biomechanical Principles
Linear and Angular Motion
Projectile Motion and Fluid Mechanics
Attitudes
Aggression
Social Facilitation
Group Dynamics and Leadership
Attribution Theory
Information Processing and Memory
Ethics, Deviance and Doping
Sport and the Mass Media
Commercialisation and Globalisation
Social Facilitation
Audiences, co-actors and performance
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- A2 Unit 3
Overview
Social facilitation and inhibition, co-actors and passive audiences, how an audience helps or hinders, novices and experts, type of skill, personality and whether audiences always improve performance.
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How can an audience improve or worsen performance?
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What is social facilitation?
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What is social facilitation?
Model answer
Social facilitation is the improvement in performance caused by the presence of others. The presence of others raises arousal.
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What is social inhibition?
Model answer
Social inhibition is the decline in performance caused by the presence of others. Novices are especially affected.
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What are co-actors?
Model answer
Co-actors are people doing the same task at the same time but not competing directly. Other runners at a training session are co-actors.
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What is a passive audience?
Model answer
A passive audience is people watching without interacting. Spectators at a match form a passive audience.
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How can an audience improve performance?
Model answer
An audience raises arousal, which helps simple and well-learned skills. Experienced performers often perform better in front of crowds.
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How can an audience worsen performance?
Model answer
Raised arousal can disrupt complex or new skills. Novices may make more mistakes in front of others.
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