Zajonc and colleagues found that cockroaches performed worse in the presence of other cockroaches and better by themselves when tested in a complex maze. Their findings support the idea that _________ leads to increased arousal
a. distraction
b. evaluation apprehension
c. mere presence
d. task difficulty
Answer: C
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a. poorly; stereotype threat b. poorly; culture bias c. better than expected; stereotype reversal d. better than expected; culture reversal
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