Anne has been practicing her new ballet moves all week. She wants to earn a role in the local ballet company's latest show. Although she has learned the moves very well, she is still making mistakes the night before the audition. According to the social facilitation phenomenon, at the audition, in front of an audience, Anne will
A)make the same number of mistakes as when she practiced
B)perform the ballet moves correctly
C)become distracted by the audience and create new moves at the audition
D)make more mistakes than she usually did at home practicing

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The social facilitation phenomenon suggests that performing a well-learned or simple task in the presence of others typically improves performance. Since Anne has practiced her ballet moves well, it's likely she will perform them correctly in front of an audience.

Anne Has Been Practicing Her New Ballet Moves All Week