Social facilitation refers to:
a. doing what you have been ordered to do
b. changing your behaviour or opinion to become similar to that of others
c. increasing the level of an activity due to the presence of another person
d. yielding to a request by another person
e. engaging in cooperative efforts to improve your social environment
Ans: c
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