The theory that being with others will produce social facilitation effects only when those others take one's attention away from the task at hand is known as the

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The distraction-conflict theory suggests that the presence of others creates a conflict between focusing on the task and the distraction of the audience, which can enhance performance on simple tasks but impair it on complex ones.

The Theory That Being with Others Will Produce Social Facilitation