Contestants in a talent show have been asked to type the name "Martin Luther King" as many times as they can in 3 minutes. Based on Zajonc's research on social facilitation-impairment we can expect that the contestants perform ________________ on the typing task when watched by an audience ________ when they type without an audience.
A) Better; than
B) Worse; than
C) Slightly worse; than
D) The same; as

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Zajonc's research on social facilitation suggests that the presence of an audience enhances performance on simple or well-learned tasks, so contestants are likely to perform better when watched by an audience.

Contestants in a Talent Show Have Been Asked to Type