Question

Sarah can recite her speech for her oral communications class perfectly when she is alone. however, when she is in front of the group she often loses her "train of thought" because of her concern that the audience is judging her performance. sarah's performance has been influenced by:

Answer 1

Sarah's performance has been influenced by EVALUATION APPREHENSION. Evaluation apprehension refers to the concern that one feels when working in the presence of others which impairs or enhances one's performance. Evaluation apprehension can easily occur especially when one is been rated by panel of judges.