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One explanation for social facilitation focuses on the role of evaluation apprehensionthe anxiety associated with being judged by othersin creating a state of arousal in people. What is the weakness of this explanation?
 
  a. Evaluation apprehension is probably not an important issue to cockroaches.
  b. People often misattribute the reasons for their arousal.
  c. Arousal can lead to the social inhibition effect.
  d. Cognitive appraisal processes precede physiological arousal.

Question 2

Which of the following explanations for social facilitation applies to humans but NOT to cockroaches? Humans are
 
  a. alert and aroused in the presence of other members of their species.
  b. distracted by a number of stimuli, including members of their own species.
  c. aroused at the prospect of evaluation.
  d. more likely to perform their dominant response when aroused.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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