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Assume that you are playing pool at the student union when several of your buddies surround the table to watch you play. If you are ________ player, you would ________ because of the arousing effects of their presence.
 
  a. an excellent; make most of your shots
  b. an excellent; perform worse than usual
  c. mediocre; play better than before
  d. poor; perform better than you have in the past

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According to your authors, there are three theories that can explain the role of arousal in social facilitation. Which of the following best represents the three theories?
 
  a. others make us alert; apprehension about being evaluated; and others are distracting
  b. others distract us; we do not want to violate a norm by doing something wrong; we are more alert around others
  c. people are no more distracting than a lamp; lamps provide visual distraction; distraction from easy tasks is unlikely to impact performance
  d. easy tasks are made difficult if too much thought is devoted to the task; distraction from tasks positively impacts performance; we are less alert when distracted by others



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dellikani2015

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A




sarasara

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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