PSYCH 314 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Controllability, Operant Conditioning, Observational Learning
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Theory #2: cusp catastrophe model; explains why people choke; advanced math theory: linear relationship, at low somatic activity increase in cognitive activity (ca) & increase in performance (p, at high somatic activity increase ca & decrease p, curvilinear relationship, inverted u along ca; as physiological arousal changes, p increases until moderate arousal, catastrophe point, suddenly have a non gradual shift at the midpoint of psychological arousal, arousal gets to a level where you switch your response because arousal is too high. Theory #2: cusp catastrophe model; explains why people choke; advanced math theory: linear relationship, curvilinear relationship, catastrophe point, at low somatic activity increase in cognitive activity (ca) & increase in performance (p, at high somatic activity increase ca & decrease p, inverted u along ca; as physiological arousal changes, p increases until moderate arousal, association with affect (something associated with pleasure, pursue; vice versa)
