When Grant practices his saxophone on his own, he is able to get the fingering right, and he plays all the notes perfectly. However, when he plays as part of the orchestra, he finds he often makes mistakes in fingering. The impairment in Grant's performance when he is playing with others in the orchestra is consistent with the concept of:

a. social facilitation
b. social interference
c. a self-fulfilling prophecy
d. social loafing


B

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