Robert Zajonc (1965)wrote an Influential Article in Which He Posited

question 23

Multiple Choice

Robert Zajonc (1965) wrote an influential article in which he posited a theoretical explanation for the social facilitation effect.Elegantly simple,this explanation included what two steps?

• A) the presence of others is distracting → distractions make it more difficult to perform
• B) actors are concerned about evaluation → the most dominant response is activated
• C) performance of difficult tasks is arousing → arousal impedes performance
• D) the presence of others is arousing → arousal enhances performance
• E) the presence of others causes arousal → arousal makes it easier to do simple things and harder to do difficult or new things

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