In a study by Bartis and colleagues (1988), participants were asked to list various uses for a knife. The participants who performed a simple version of this task and who knew that their individual responses could be identified performed better than participants who also thought that their individual responses could be identified but performed a more complex version of the task. This study provides evidence for which specific cause of social facilitation?

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The study provides evidence for evaluation apprehension as the cause of social facilitation because participants who believed their individual responses could be identified performed worse on a more complex task due to concerns about how their performance would be evaluated by others.

In a Study by Bartis and Colleagues (1988), Participants Were