{"id":198979,"date":"2025-03-10T15:45:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T15:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=198979"},"modified":"2025-03-10T15:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T15:45:07","slug":"social-facilitation-refers-to-the-tendency-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/10\/social-facilitation-refers-to-the-tendency-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Social facilitation refers to the tendency to"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Social facilitation refers to the tendency to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Group of answer choices<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>comply with a large request if one has previously complied with a small request.<br>lose self-restraint in group situations that foster anonymity.<br>neglect critical thinking because of a strong desire for social harmony within a group.<br>perform well-learned tasks more effectively in the presence of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Correct Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Perform well-learned tasks more effectively in the presence of others.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Social facilitation is a psychological concept that describes how the presence of others affects an individual\u2019s performance on tasks. Specifically, research has shown that people tend to perform <strong>well-learned or simple tasks better<\/strong> when they are being observed by others, whereas they may struggle with complex or unfamiliar tasks under the same conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concept of social facilitation was first studied by <strong>Norman Triplett (1898)<\/strong>, who observed that cyclists performed better when competing against others rather than when riding alone. Later, <strong>Robert Zajonc (1965)<\/strong> provided a theoretical explanation by introducing the <strong>drive theory of social facilitation<\/strong>. According to Zajonc, the presence of others increases physiological arousal, which enhances performance on tasks that are <strong>automatic, well-practiced, or easy<\/strong> but hinders performance on tasks that are <strong>complex or unfamiliar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A professional musician may perform better in front of an audience due to increased arousal and motivation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A student who is confident in solving math problems may solve them faster when surrounded by classmates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>However, someone learning to play the piano might make more mistakes when performing in front of others due to nervousness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Facilitation vs. Social Inhibition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While social facilitation improves performance on well-learned tasks, the opposite effect\u2014<strong>social inhibition<\/strong>\u2014occurs when individuals perform worse on difficult or unfamiliar tasks due to pressure and anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Social facilitation highlights the role of <strong>audience effects<\/strong> in human behavior. Understanding this phenomenon is useful in areas such as education, sports, and workplace productivity, where optimizing performance based on social presence can be beneficial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social facilitation refers to the tendency to Group of answer choices comply with a large request if one has previously complied with a small request.lose self-restraint in group situations that foster anonymity.neglect critical thinking because of a strong desire for social harmony within a group.perform well-learned tasks more effectively in the presence of others. 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