During the recital, Eva's performance on the simple piece improved, but performance of the difficult piece suffered. What best describes this phenomenon?

A. evaluation apprehension hypothesis
B. mere presence hypothesis
C. optimal distinctiveness
D. comparative social psychology

Answer: B

Psychology

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A) Via physician report. B) Via the observations of the researcher. C) By interviewing friends of the family. D) By interviewing the family.

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