Supporting the theory of social facilitation, Michaels et al (1982) watched pool players and found that

A) good players performed better and poor players performed more poorly when observed.
B) good players performed worse and poor players performed better when observed.
C) both good and poor players performed better when observed.
D) both good and poor players performed worse when observed.


Answer: A

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