Consistent with the social facilitation effect, Michaels and his colleagues (1982) found that when good pool players were observed, they did _______ than when they did not know they were being observed.
A) much worse
B) better
C) the same
D) slightly worse

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The social facilitation effect suggests that the presence of others can improve one's performance on a task, particularly when the task is simple or well-learned. Therefore, it is likely that good pool players would perform better when observed by others.

Consistent with the Social Facilitation Effect, Michaels and His Colleagues