Let's say that you are very good at playing video games. So while playing in the mall one afternoon, you attract a large crowd to watch you. According to Zajonc's dominant response theory of social facilitation, you will
A)perform better
B)perform worse
C)perform at your usual level
D)find that you can change people's attitudes towards video games
E)alter your sequence of dominant responses to include an audience

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Zajonc's dominant response theory of social facilitation suggests that the presence of others enhances the performance on well-learned or simple tasks. Since you are very good at playing video games, it's a well-learned task for you, and thus, according to the theory, you would perform better in front of an audience.

Let's Say That You Are Very Good at Playing Video