Cottrell Et Al

Multiple Choice

Cottrell et al. (1968) conducted research on the effect of arousal on performance. Participants were asked to pronounce nonsense words and their performance was measured in three different conditions. Which of the following was not a finding of this study?

A) When they were alone, participants were not the most accurate.
B) Participants in the "mere presence" condition were not the most accurate.
C) Participants in the "mere presence" condition were the most accurate.
D) Participants in the "audience" condition; where others were present and could evaluate the performance, were the most accurate.