According to Social Facilitation Theory, Task Performance Is Sometimes Enhanced

question 69

Multiple Choice

According to social facilitation theory, task performance is sometimes enhanced by the presence of others and sometimes hurt by the presence of others. Generally speaking, this depends upon ____.

• A) whether the task at hand is easy or hard.
• B) whether or not the others who are present are engaged in the same task.
• C) whether the person is an introvert or an extrovert.
• D) whether or not the others who are present are members of a social ingroup.

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Definitions:

Coping Responses

Behavioral, cognitive, and emotional ways in which individuals manage stress, challenges, and adversity.

Adaptive

Refers to the ability of an organism or entity to change or adjust effectively to new environments or to changes in their current environment.

Correlational Data

Information collected from studies that aim to identify and measure the strength and direction of relationships between two or more variables.

Causality

The relation between cause and effect, where one event is understood to be a consequence of another.