Zajonc (1965) Wrote an Influential Article in Which He Posited

question 100

Multiple Choice

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

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

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