

Understanding Social Facilitation Theory
Interactive Video
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Social Studies
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9th - 10th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Jennifer Brown
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main idea behind social facilitation theory?
People perform the same regardless of the audience.
People perform worse in front of an audience.
People perform better when they are alone.
People perform better in the presence of others.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the first to observe the phenomenon that led to social facilitation theory?
Joseph Pessin
Norman Triplett
James Michaels
Robert Zajonc
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the task used in Norman Triplett's experiment to test social facilitation?
Cycling in a group
Memorizing words
Winding up fishing line
Running a marathon
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Joseph Pessin's study reveal about social facilitation?
People perform better when alone.
People perform better in groups.
People perform worse in groups.
People perform the same in groups and alone.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does activation theory suggest about task difficulty and social facilitation?
Task difficulty does not affect performance.
Easy tasks are performed better in groups.
Difficult tasks are performed better in groups.
Easy tasks are performed worse in groups.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is social inhibition?
Performing better in front of an audience.
Performing worse in front of an audience.
Performing the same regardless of the audience.
Performing better when alone.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can social facilitation theory be applied to improve personal performance?
Avoiding all social interactions.
Ignoring the presence of others.
Incorporating co-actors or an audience.
Practicing only in isolation.
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