Lesson 3.5.6

3.5.6 Audience effects (social) Quiz: OCR Psychology, Unit 3

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The 20 questions

  1. What term describes improved performance on a simple task due to the presence of others?

    • Social inhibition
    • Evaluation apprehension
    • Social loafing
    • Social facilitation

  2. Who proposed the drive theory to explain audience effects in sport?

    • Martens
    • Nickolai Cottrell
    • Norman Triplett
    • Robert Zajonc

  3. What term describes reduced performance on complex tasks due to an audience?

    • Evaluation apprehension
    • Social loafing
    • Social facilitation
    • Social inhibition

  4. According to Zajonc, what does the presence of others inherently increase?

    • Anxiety
    • Confidence
    • Arousal
    • Motivation

  5. What psychological state causes performers to feel judged by an audience?

    • Evaluation apprehension
    • Social inhibition
    • Drive state
    • Social facilitation

  6. Who suggested that evaluation apprehension mediates the audience effect rather than mere presence?

    • Ringelmann
    • Robert Zajonc
    • Norman Triplett
    • Nickolai Cottrell

  7. What factor determines whether increased arousal leads to dominant or incorrect responses?

    • Gender
    • Task complexity
    • Audience size
    • Performer age

  8. An expert swimmer sets a personal best during a packed final. What does this demonstrate?

    • Social inhibition
    • Evaluation apprehension
    • Social loafing
    • Social facilitation

  9. A novice golfer chokes under pressure when a large crowd watches. What is this called?

    • Social loafing
    • Evaluation apprehension
    • Social inhibition
    • Social facilitation

  10. If a cyclist rides faster when paced by others than when alone, what is this effect called?

    • Evaluation apprehension
    • Social inhibition
    • Pacing effect
    • Ringelmann effect

  11. Which type of task benefits most from the presence of a supportive audience?

    • Complex task
    • Cognitive task
    • Novel task
    • Simple task

  12. What happens to the dominant response when an audience increases a performer's arousal?

    • It remains unchanged
    • It is forgotten
    • It is inhibited
    • It is strengthened

  13. What type of audience effect did Cottrell argue depended on learned social rewards and punishments?

    • Ringelmann effect
    • Mere presence model
    • Drive theory
    • Apprehension model

  14. A guitarist struggles with a brand new chord progression while people watch. Why?

    • Low arousal
    • Lack of practice
    • High task complexity
    • Social facilitation

  15. What term describes specific audience members who actively support the home team?

    • Co-actors
    • Passive audience
    • Neutral observers
    • Home support

  16. Which theoretical explanation claims no special social cognition is needed for audience effects to occur?

    • Evaluation apprehension
    • Self-presentation
    • Mere presence
    • Distraction-conflict

  17. A runner trips on the starting blocks due to intense crowd noise and stress. What process occurred?

    • Social inhibition
    • Social loafing
    • Ringelmann effect
    • Social facilitation

  18. What alternative model suggests audiences cause distraction that creates an attentional conflict?

    • Social loafing
    • Drive theory
    • Mere presence
    • Distraction-conflict

  19. How does an experienced pianist usually react to performing before a live audience?

    • Enhanced performance
    • Reduced arousal
    • Task abandonment
    • Impaired performance

  20. What physical feature of an opposing sports crowd might deliberately distract visiting athletes?

    • Silent protest
    • Tactical timeouts
    • Colourful banners
    • Match fixtures

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