Task performance was investigated under achievement- or nonachievement-related and real, perceived, or no-audience conditions (101 females and 19 males). The achievement conditions had no effect, but performance with both a real and a perceived audience was stronger than with no audience. Personality measures were administered to test for their moderating effects, but the results were not significant.
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