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Social facilitation refers to a concept that performance on specific task is influenced by the mere presence of others. (i) Norman Triplett observed that individuals show better performance in the presence of others, than when they are performing the same task alone. (ii) Better performance in the presence of others is because the person experiences, arousal which makes the person react in a more intense manner. This explanation was given by Zajonc. (iii) The arousal is because the person feels she or he is being evaluated. Cottrell called this idea evaluation apprehension. (iv) The nature of the task to be performed also affects the performance in the presence of others. For example, in simple or familiar task, the person is more sure of performing well. But in the case of a complex of new task, the person may be afraid of making mistakes.
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