When He Was Alone, Spencer Made Several Mistakes When Playing

question 16

Multiple Choice

When he was alone, Spencer made several mistakes when playing a very familiar piece on the piano. However, when asked to play the same selection for several of his relatives, Spencer did not make a single error. This difference in Spencer's performance is MOST likely explained by _____.

• A) social facilitation
• B) the bystander effect
• C) actor-observer bias
• D) groupthink

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Definitions:

Air Puff

A research technique or clinical tool where a sudden burst of air is applied to a part of the body or sensory organ to test reactions or reflexes.

Extinction

The weakening of a learned response that is produced if a conditioned stimulus is now repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioning

A learning process in which an individual's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment, often used to explain behaviorist psychological theories.

Reconditioning

A process of unlearning negative behaviors and reactions and replacing them with positive ones through various therapeutic techniques.