Author Question: Sometimes famous performers have horrible final rehearsals in empty auditoriums prior to a big ... (Read 70 times)

asmith134 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Sometimes famous performers have horrible final rehearsals in empty auditoriums prior to a big performance, yet they end up having wonderful performances in front of audiences.

Why would the presence of others increase performance on a well-rehearsed task, such as musical performance?
a. They are performing for money.
b. They experience cognitive dissonance.
c. They aim to impress the critics.
d. They are aroused.

Question 2

Social facilitation refers to the tendency of people to perform ________ on simple tasks and ________ on complex tasks when others are present.

a. better; worse
b. worse; better
c. faster; slower
d. slower; faster