Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. Alec was excited that he made it to the finals in swimming. During training, he strived to improve his time by racing against a set time on the clock. Although he couldn’t seem to beat his prior record while practicing, he surpassed it easily during the final meet as his friends cheered him on. Based on this information, it is most likely that Alec’s performance was influenced by __________. Read the following scenario and answer the question that follows. Alec was excited that he made it to the finals in swimming. During training he strived to improve his time by racing against a set time on the clock. Although he couldn’t seem to beat his prior record while practicing, he supassed it easily during the final meet as his friends cheered him on. Based on this information, it is most likely that Alec’s performance was influenced by ___________.
Alec performs better at the final meet while his friends are watching and cheering. Social facilitation is the effect of other people’s presence improving performance on a familiar or well-practiced task. Social loafing involves putting in less effort in a group, while group polarization and groupthink concern group decision-making.
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