Distraction-Conflict Theory Has Had Some Success in Accounting for Social

question 39

Multiple Choice

Distraction-conflict theory has had some success in accounting for social facilitation because it:

• A) helps explain data not well explained by the evaluation apprehension model.
• B) correlates social facilitation and intelligence levels.
• C) includes the effects of group membership on distracting events.
• D) explains the causes of social facilitation.

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Definitions:

Longitudinal Research Design

A research strategy that involves repeated observations of the same variables (e.g., people) over short or long periods of time.

Cross-Sectional Research Design

A research method that analyzes data from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time.

Self-Esteem

An individual's overall subjective emotional evaluation of their own worth.

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