ABSTRACT
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
Define evaluation and recognize its role in eliciting perfor- mance anxiety
Differentiate among measurement, evaluation, and assessment
Define the terms social facilitation, audience effect, and coaction
Discuss research findings related to performance and the pres- ence of others, including the interaction of variables such as task difficulty and advance notice
Define the term goal and identify the characteristics of goals that lead to optimal performance
Understand the various ways in which goal setting may influence performance
