According to the concept of social facilitation,a social psychologist would predict that a novice pool player will perform ________ in front of an audience.
A) the same
B) better
C) worse
D) slightly better

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According to the concept of social facilitation, the presence of an audience can enhance performance on simple tasks, but impair performance on complex tasks for novice performers. Pool playing is a complex task that requires precision and skill. Therefore, it is predicted that a novice pool player will perform worse in front of an audience.

According to the Concept of Social Facilitation,a Social Psychologist Would