After Decades of Research on the Effect That Others Have

question 30

Multiple Choice

After decades of research on the effect that others have on task performance, social psychologists have concluded that the presence of others ____.

• A)almost always improves performance, because it stimulates competition
• B)almost always hinders performance, because it elicits evaluation apprehension
• C)has mixed effects, because it elicits evaluation apprehension
• D)has mixed effects, because it elicits a person's dominant response

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Definitions:

Relationship Between Variables

The way in which two or more variables are associated or interact with each other.

Strength

In statistics, often refers to the magnitude of a relationship between two variables.

Direction

The course along which someone or something moves, or is aimed or pointed, often described as vectors in mathematical contexts.

Nonlinear

Not linear; indicating a relationship in which the change in outcome does not correspond to a constant change in the independent variable.