Which of the Following Explains Why Professional Athletes May Beat

question 127

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explains why professional athletes may beat their personal best performances during a competition?

• A)social loafing
• B)deindividuation
• C)social facilitation
• D)group polarization

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Definitions:

Professions

Prestigious occupations that require specialized knowledge and are regulated by a governing body.

Milpa

A traditional Mesoamerican agricultural system that involves the cultivation of maize, beans, squash, and other crops in a rotating cycle, promoting biodiversity and soil health.

Shifting cultivation

An agricultural practice in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned and allowed to revert to their natural vegetation while the cultivator moves on to another plot.

Swidden

A form of agriculture also known as slash-and-burn, where land is cleared by cutting and burning vegetation, then cultivated for several years and left fallow to regain fertility.