Final answer:
According to Zajonc's social facilitation theory, Aneesh is more likely to perform poorly at skiing, a complex task for him, in the presence of an evaluative audience, such as a group of friends.
Step-by-step explanation:
According to Zajonc's Resolution, also known as Zajonc's social facilitation theory, the presence of others tends to enhance performance on simple tasks and impede performance on complex tasks, especially when individual performance can be evaluated. Since Aneesh is going skiing for only the second time, it can be assumed that skiing is a complex task for him. Therefore, the theory would suggest that he is likely to perform poorly when his individual performance can be evaluated by an audience that he cares about, which typically includes friends or family.
Social facilitation theory also states that if we are being watched by others, we might experience arousal that can help improve the performance on well-learned tasks but can hinder performance on tasks we're not proficient at. So, if Aneesh is skiing with a group of friends (and cares about their evaluation), then option (D) 'With a group of friends, Aneesh is likely to perform very well.' is less likely compared to option (B) 'With nobody around to watch him, Aneesh will perform poorly.', considering skiing is not a well-learned task for him.