Question

According to Zajonc's model of social facilitation, the three steps in determining the influence of the presence of others on performance are:________.

A) arousal, dominant response, and task difficulty.
B) relaxation, elimination of apprehension, and task difficulty.
C) construal, arousal, and attribution.
D) social comparison, attribution, and justification.

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter A

In the study of human preferences, the effect of mere exposure has acquired more and more relevance.

Also known as the familiarity principle, this effect explains why, when we are exposed to a nervous stimulus several times, our response to it becomes more positive.

In a nutshell, it reflects our predilection for those situations, people or objects better known.

Robert Zajonc is one of the authors who have studied this particular psychological effect the most. Since the first research on the topic, in 1876, the presence of this preference was proven in the face of stimuli of different natures.