Both Social Facilitation and Social Loafing Are Examples of the Influence

Multiple Choice

Both social facilitation and social loafing are examples of the influence that the presence of others has on our behaviors. These phenomena differ, however, in that the presence of others __________ in social facilitation situations and __________ in social loafing situations.

A) increases arousal; decreases arousal
B) impairs performance on simple tasks; impairs performance on complex tasks
C) decreases arousal; increases arousal
D) enhances performance on complex tasks; impairs performance on complex tasks