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Jaseph is at the gym one afternoon, jogging on the treadmill at 3.0 miles per hour. A stranger gets on the treadmill next to her, and begins running at 6.5 miles per hour. Jaseph notices this, and slowly increases her own running speed. This enhancement of Jasephs performance on a simple task by the presence of others is called ____.
 
  a. social augmentation
  b. social facilitation
  c. practical inhibition
  d. peripheral bolstering

Question 2

How does the presence of other people alter performance?
 
  a. It causes the extinction of the performance of a simple task and facilitates that of a complex task.
  b. It causes the extinction of the performance of a complex task and facilitates that of a simple task.
  c. It enhances the performance of a simple task but hinders that of a complex task.
  d. It enhances the performance of a complex task but hinders that of a simple task.



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
c





 

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