Contestants in a talent show have been asked to write a speech on Martin Luther King. Based on Zajonc's research on social facilitation-impairment we can expect that contestants perform _________ on the speech writing task when watched by an audience ________ when they write the speech without an audience.
A) Better; than
B) Slightly better; than
C) Worse; than
D) The same; as

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Zajonc's research on social facilitation suggests that the presence of an audience can impair performance on complex or unfamiliar tasks, such as writing a speech, due to increased pressure and anxiety.

Contestants in a Talent Show Have Been Asked to Write