The research was based on the orthogonal model of stress and arousal; Mackay, Cox, Burrows and Lazzerini (1978) and Apter's (1982) reversal theory. These two approaches, which both consider arousal in relation to other psychological states, are presented here as alternatives to optimal arousal ...
The reversal theory (=-=Kerr, 1985-=-) could be one explanation as to why climbers exhibit lower anxiety levels. The concept of psychological reversal stems from the individual’s shift in interpreting one’s feelings from pleasant to unpl......
Personality, motivation, and performance: A theory of the relationship between individual differences and information processing Presents a model to relate the personality dimensions of introversion鈥揺xtraversion, achievement motivation, and anxiety to efficient cognitive performanc... MS Humphreys,W Revelle...
Optimal arousal models contend that high arousal contributes to inhibited athletic performance, whereas there is reversal theory research which indicates that high positive arousal may enhance performance. To test these claims, 22 male and 6 female elite athletes were induced into high arousal telic (...
The findings generally support the view, from reversal theory, that individuals who perform risk sports on a regular basis are arousal seekers.doi:10.1016/0191-8869(91)90258-DKerrJohn H.Personality & Individual DifferencesKERR, J. (1991): Arousal-Seeking in Risks Sport Participants. In: ...
The performance of rooks in a cooperative task depends on their temperament In recent years, an increasing number of studies demonstrated the existence of consistent individual differences in behaviour, often referred to as differe... SR Noë - 《Animal Cognition》 被引量: 59发表: 2010年 Tempera...
2.At present,with the neglect of students autonomy and free spirit in education in China,it has positive significance for importing the theory of soul-awakening from the school of culture education of Germany.面对我国目前教育对学生主体性、自由精神的忽视,引进德国文化教育学派的"心灵唤醒"说有积极的...
Outcome Drive Theory Monotonic relationship between arousal/anxiety and performance As one i ncrease, so too does performance Inverted-U Hypothesis Optimal arousal theory Zones of Optimal functioni ng Catastrophe Model (deterioration is not so gradual) Why Arousal Influences Performance Facilitation and ...
A significant triple interaction among the 3 main effects was primarily caused by a decrement in performance by the female Ss who received failure-feedback. TOT recall scores failed to reveal a facilitative effect due to arousal as predicted by perseverative consolidation theory. These results ...
Elevated emotional reactivity in affective but not cognitive components of theory of mind: A psychophysiological study Recent research proposes that theory of mind (ToM), that is the ability to infer other people's mental state, is a multidimensional construct and that a di... E Kalbe,F Graben...