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At last year's office party, Kosi got up to sing karaoke, only to find he hadforgotten all the words to the song. He was laughed at by coworkers, and he wasvery embarrassed. At the office party this year people ask Kosi to sing, butbecause of last year's incident, he declines. This is an example of_______________.Group of answer choicestrait-anxietystate-anxietyscrutiny fearstage fright

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scrutiny fear

Step-by-step explanation:

Kosi Been laughed at by his co -workers at an office party when he tried to do something social ( singing karaoke ) is a form of scrutiny ( careful observation/ examination) by a group of people in this case his co-workers.it was a scrutiny that Kosi didn't take positively because he felt extremely embarrassed hence he declines to sing again the next year when asked to.

The kind of reaction exhibited by Kosi is an example of Scrutiny fear ( the fear of been watched and scrutinized by people). and it most common in people who have been criticized in the past of an action they took

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At last year's office party, Kosi got up to sing karaoke, only to find he hadforgotten all the words to the song. He was laughed at by coworkers, and he wasvery embarrassed. At the office party this year people ask Kosi to sing, butbecause of last year's incident, he declines. This is an example of scrutiny fear. Group of answer choicestrait-anxietystate-anxietyscrutiny fearstage fright

Step-by-step explanation:

Scrutiny phobia is basically an intense, irrational fear of scrutiny (i-e being critically observed) by other people in social or performance situations.

The person fears that he will act in a way that will be humiliating or embarrassing (i-e fear of negative evaluation)

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