In a classic study on social facilitation that involved college students shooting pool at a student union, it was found that when being watched by others, the less confident, average pool players

a. decreased their accuracy.
b. improved their accuracy.
c. showed no change in their pool shooting ability.
d. became extreme showmen and took risky shots, many of which did not pay off.


a

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Theories are related statements about events

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The cover page of the manuscript should include

a. the title. b. the author's name. c. the author's affiliation. d. all of these.

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Constriction of blood vessels occurs via the ______.

A. parasympathetic nervous system B. sympathetic nervous system C. both sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems D. somatic nervous system

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