Is there a term for someone performing worse at something because they are being watched?

Is there a term for a person performing worse at something because they are being watched?

For example, a person makes more mistakes typing when someone is watching over their shoulder?

Attempts to answer question:

I've considered the Hawthorne effect and observer effect as an options, but they seem to relate to specific experimental, information technology-related, or physical (as in physics) situations rather than daily life.

I don't think stage-fright applies to the example, because the decreased performance is not driven by anxiety.

Edit: I've seen people very at ease in a one-on-one situation still make more frequent typos when I watched them and vice-versa. Neither they nor I were anxious.

Idioms, single-word answers, and short phrases are all acceptable answers.

edited Dec 6 '14 at 0:48

asked Dec 5 '14 at 21:06

Minnow

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"I don't think stage-fright applies, because the decrease performance in not driven by anxiety." Are you sure about that? Because, every time I get stage-fright, the decrease in performance is due to anxiety. They don't call anxiety disorder for nothing serious.

– Blessed Geek
Dec 5 '14 at 21:37

I've updated the question to attempt to clarify how anxiety, anxiety disorders, performance anxiety etc. is not the answer I seek.

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 0:48

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The anxiety may be subconscious, but this is almost certainly a case where being observed makes you try harder to do something well, and that ends up making you do worse.

– jxh
Dec 6 '14 at 1:03

Perhaps you're right. Or is it that the person is simply a distraction?

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 1:38

It's possible a person could have negative feedback of tilt that causes performance loss vs. anxiety. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt_%28poker%29

– Neil
Apr 6 '15 at 1:59

add a comment |

Is there a term for a person performing worse at something because they are being watched?

For example, a person makes more mistakes typing when someone is watching over their shoulder?

Attempts to answer question:

I don't think stage-fright applies to the example, because the decreased performance is not driven by anxiety.

Edit: I've seen people very at ease in a one-on-one situation still make more frequent typos when I watched them and vice-versa. Neither they nor I were anxious.

Idioms, single-word answers, and short phrases are all acceptable answers.

edited Dec 6 '14 at 0:48

asked Dec 5 '14 at 21:06

Minnow

2,18421841

1

"I don't think stage-fright applies, because the decrease performance in not driven by anxiety." Are you sure about that? Because, every time I get stage-fright, the decrease in performance is due to anxiety. They don't call anxiety disorder for nothing serious.

– Blessed Geek
Dec 5 '14 at 21:37

I've updated the question to attempt to clarify how anxiety, anxiety disorders, performance anxiety etc. is not the answer I seek.

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 0:48

2

The anxiety may be subconscious, but this is almost certainly a case where being observed makes you try harder to do something well, and that ends up making you do worse.

– jxh
Dec 6 '14 at 1:03

Perhaps you're right. Or is it that the person is simply a distraction?

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 1:38

It's possible a person could have negative feedback of tilt that causes performance loss vs. anxiety. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt_%28poker%29

– Neil
Apr 6 '15 at 1:59

add a comment |

Is there a term for a person performing worse at something because they are being watched?

For example, a person makes more mistakes typing when someone is watching over their shoulder?

Attempts to answer question:

I don't think stage-fright applies to the example, because the decreased performance is not driven by anxiety.

Edit: I've seen people very at ease in a one-on-one situation still make more frequent typos when I watched them and vice-versa. Neither they nor I were anxious.

Idioms, single-word answers, and short phrases are all acceptable answers.

edited Dec 6 '14 at 0:48

asked Dec 5 '14 at 21:06

Minnow

2,18421841

Is there a term for a person performing worse at something because they are being watched?

For example, a person makes more mistakes typing when someone is watching over their shoulder?

Attempts to answer question:

I don't think stage-fright applies to the example, because the decreased performance is not driven by anxiety.

Edit: I've seen people very at ease in a one-on-one situation still make more frequent typos when I watched them and vice-versa. Neither they nor I were anxious.

Idioms, single-word answers, and short phrases are all acceptable answers.

single-word-requests phrase-requests idiom-requests

edited Dec 6 '14 at 0:48

asked Dec 5 '14 at 21:06

Minnow

2,18421841

edited Dec 6 '14 at 0:48

asked Dec 5 '14 at 21:06

Minnow

2,18421841

edited Dec 6 '14 at 0:48

asked Dec 5 '14 at 21:06

Minnow

2,18421841

asked Dec 5 '14 at 21:06

Minnow

2,18421841

asked Dec 5 '14 at 21:06

Minnow

2,18421841

1

"I don't think stage-fright applies, because the decrease performance in not driven by anxiety." Are you sure about that? Because, every time I get stage-fright, the decrease in performance is due to anxiety. They don't call anxiety disorder for nothing serious.

– Blessed Geek
Dec 5 '14 at 21:37

I've updated the question to attempt to clarify how anxiety, anxiety disorders, performance anxiety etc. is not the answer I seek.

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 0:48

2

The anxiety may be subconscious, but this is almost certainly a case where being observed makes you try harder to do something well, and that ends up making you do worse.

– jxh
Dec 6 '14 at 1:03

Perhaps you're right. Or is it that the person is simply a distraction?

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 1:38

It's possible a person could have negative feedback of tilt that causes performance loss vs. anxiety. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt_%28poker%29

– Neil
Apr 6 '15 at 1:59

add a comment |

1

"I don't think stage-fright applies, because the decrease performance in not driven by anxiety." Are you sure about that? Because, every time I get stage-fright, the decrease in performance is due to anxiety. They don't call anxiety disorder for nothing serious.

– Blessed Geek
Dec 5 '14 at 21:37

I've updated the question to attempt to clarify how anxiety, anxiety disorders, performance anxiety etc. is not the answer I seek.

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 0:48

2

The anxiety may be subconscious, but this is almost certainly a case where being observed makes you try harder to do something well, and that ends up making you do worse.

– jxh
Dec 6 '14 at 1:03

Perhaps you're right. Or is it that the person is simply a distraction?

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 1:38

It's possible a person could have negative feedback of tilt that causes performance loss vs. anxiety. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt_%28poker%29

– Neil
Apr 6 '15 at 1:59

"I don't think stage-fright applies, because the decrease performance in not driven by anxiety." Are you sure about that? Because, every time I get stage-fright, the decrease in performance is due to anxiety. They don't call anxiety disorder for nothing serious.

– Blessed Geek
Dec 5 '14 at 21:37

I've updated the question to attempt to clarify how anxiety, anxiety disorders, performance anxiety etc. is not the answer I seek.

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 0:48

The anxiety may be subconscious, but this is almost certainly a case where being observed makes you try harder to do something well, and that ends up making you do worse.

– jxh
Dec 6 '14 at 1:03

Perhaps you're right. Or is it that the person is simply a distraction?

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 1:38

It's possible a person could have negative feedback of tilt that causes performance loss vs. anxiety. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt_%28poker%29

– Neil
Apr 6 '15 at 1:59

add a comment |

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There is the term choking in psychology. It is performing worse under pressure or if you are expected to perform well. It is also mentioned that, if you are being watched when you are performing a task, it means that performing well in this task is important. Thus, people perform worse.

The term choking is usually used in sports but you can choke in social interactions or anywhere.

Below is an explanation of choking and an example from the book "The Curse of the Self : Self-Awareness, Egotism, and the Quality of Human Life" By Mark R. Leary Professor of Psychology Duke University (2004).

enter image description here

Social loafing is a related term also. It is not exactly about being watched but you perform less when you are in a group or if there are people around.

In the social psychology of groups, social loafing is the phenomenon of people exerting less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_loafing

edited Dec 6 '14 at 3:33

answered Dec 5 '14 at 21:42

ermanen

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I was going to downvote this one, but "choking" is a valid term to use, even if "social loafing" isn't.

– Hot Licks
Dec 6 '14 at 0:53

@Hot Licks: I didn't claim that it is the right word though. I can put that after "choking".

– ermanen
Dec 6 '14 at 3:03

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@ermanen: Thanks for your answer. In my opinion, choking is the best of the responses to date. It suggests self-awareness as a cause for decreased performance rather than anxiety. Performance anxiety is certainly applicable in some situations, but not the example I've provided.

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:29

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I, too, thought of choke artist, but I wasn't sure that term was necessarily related to being watched. Nice research here.

– J.R.
Dec 8 '14 at 16:54

add a comment |

Performance anxiety might work. Definition here:

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/performance+anxiety

I know you disqualified "stage fright" because it relates to anxiety, but is the effect not anxiety-driven?

I do seem to remember some research about both typing speed/accuracy and shoe-tying speed when being watched. I have failed to locate it...

edited Dec 5 '14 at 21:19

answered Dec 5 '14 at 21:13

Rusty Tuba

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Your answer is appreciated (and popular at that). Performance anxiety is certainly applicable in some situations, but not the example I've provided. I attempted to illustrate a low pressure situation, where anxiety is absent and the performance is still affected.

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:31

I understand, and I guess it could be described generally as observer effect (though not specifically, because that includes a variety of effects). As I said I think there is research on this and I'm pretty sure I've seen the more precise term you're seeking. Now if only I could find it. Maybe unconscious negative observer effect might come close to characterizing it...

– Rusty Tuba
Dec 6 '14 at 18:46

add a comment |

How about under pressure or pressurised?

answered Dec 6 '14 at 12:58

Mynamite

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Pressure may apply as the basis of the change in performance, but doesn't describe the response. Being under pressure or pressurized may result in higher performance (e.g. meeting a deadline or any of innumerable examples in sport).

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:38

True. How about nerve-wracked?

– Mynamite
Dec 6 '14 at 20:29

add a comment |

I think 'self-conscious' expresses this.

Example: 'when the man appeared before the panel of judges he became self-conscious and fluffed his lines.'

It means that he became aware of what he was doing and that somehow... put him off doing it.

'Uncomfortably conscious of oneself as an object of the observation of others'

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-conscious

answered Feb 1 '18 at 15:14

Jelila

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Social facilitation could be what you are looking for.

answered 4 mins ago

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The term choking is usually used in sports but you can choke in social interactions or anywhere.

enter image description here

Social loafing is a related term also. It is not exactly about being watched but you perform less when you are in a group or if there are people around.

In the social psychology of groups, social loafing is the phenomenon of people exerting less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_loafing

edited Dec 6 '14 at 3:33

answered Dec 5 '14 at 21:42

ermanen

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I was going to downvote this one, but "choking" is a valid term to use, even if "social loafing" isn't.

– Hot Licks
Dec 6 '14 at 0:53

@Hot Licks: I didn't claim that it is the right word though. I can put that after "choking".

– ermanen
Dec 6 '14 at 3:03

1

@ermanen: Thanks for your answer. In my opinion, choking is the best of the responses to date. It suggests self-awareness as a cause for decreased performance rather than anxiety. Performance anxiety is certainly applicable in some situations, but not the example I've provided.

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:29

1

I, too, thought of choke artist, but I wasn't sure that term was necessarily related to being watched. Nice research here.

– J.R.
Dec 8 '14 at 16:54

add a comment |

The term choking is usually used in sports but you can choke in social interactions or anywhere.

enter image description here

Social loafing is a related term also. It is not exactly about being watched but you perform less when you are in a group or if there are people around.

In the social psychology of groups, social loafing is the phenomenon of people exerting less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_loafing

edited Dec 6 '14 at 3:33

answered Dec 5 '14 at 21:42

ermanen

45.5k25124234

I was going to downvote this one, but "choking" is a valid term to use, even if "social loafing" isn't.

– Hot Licks
Dec 6 '14 at 0:53

@Hot Licks: I didn't claim that it is the right word though. I can put that after "choking".

– ermanen
Dec 6 '14 at 3:03

1

@ermanen: Thanks for your answer. In my opinion, choking is the best of the responses to date. It suggests self-awareness as a cause for decreased performance rather than anxiety. Performance anxiety is certainly applicable in some situations, but not the example I've provided.

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:29

1

I, too, thought of choke artist, but I wasn't sure that term was necessarily related to being watched. Nice research here.

– J.R.
Dec 8 '14 at 16:54

add a comment |

The term choking is usually used in sports but you can choke in social interactions or anywhere.

enter image description here

Social loafing is a related term also. It is not exactly about being watched but you perform less when you are in a group or if there are people around.

In the social psychology of groups, social loafing is the phenomenon of people exerting less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_loafing

edited Dec 6 '14 at 3:33

answered Dec 5 '14 at 21:42

ermanen

45.5k25124234

The term choking is usually used in sports but you can choke in social interactions or anywhere.

enter image description here

Social loafing is a related term also. It is not exactly about being watched but you perform less when you are in a group or if there are people around.

In the social psychology of groups, social loafing is the phenomenon of people exerting less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_loafing

edited Dec 6 '14 at 3:33

answered Dec 5 '14 at 21:42

ermanen

45.5k25124234

edited Dec 6 '14 at 3:33

answered Dec 5 '14 at 21:42

ermanen

45.5k25124234

answered Dec 5 '14 at 21:42

ermanen

45.5k25124234

answered Dec 5 '14 at 21:42

ermanen

45.5k25124234

I was going to downvote this one, but "choking" is a valid term to use, even if "social loafing" isn't.

– Hot Licks
Dec 6 '14 at 0:53

@Hot Licks: I didn't claim that it is the right word though. I can put that after "choking".

– ermanen
Dec 6 '14 at 3:03

1

@ermanen: Thanks for your answer. In my opinion, choking is the best of the responses to date. It suggests self-awareness as a cause for decreased performance rather than anxiety. Performance anxiety is certainly applicable in some situations, but not the example I've provided.

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:29

1

I, too, thought of choke artist, but I wasn't sure that term was necessarily related to being watched. Nice research here.

– J.R.
Dec 8 '14 at 16:54

add a comment |

I was going to downvote this one, but "choking" is a valid term to use, even if "social loafing" isn't.

– Hot Licks
Dec 6 '14 at 0:53

@Hot Licks: I didn't claim that it is the right word though. I can put that after "choking".

– ermanen
Dec 6 '14 at 3:03

1

@ermanen: Thanks for your answer. In my opinion, choking is the best of the responses to date. It suggests self-awareness as a cause for decreased performance rather than anxiety. Performance anxiety is certainly applicable in some situations, but not the example I've provided.

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:29

1

I, too, thought of choke artist, but I wasn't sure that term was necessarily related to being watched. Nice research here.

– J.R.
Dec 8 '14 at 16:54

I was going to downvote this one, but "choking" is a valid term to use, even if "social loafing" isn't.

– Hot Licks
Dec 6 '14 at 0:53

@Hot Licks: I didn't claim that it is the right word though. I can put that after "choking".

– ermanen
Dec 6 '14 at 3:03

@ermanen: Thanks for your answer. In my opinion, choking is the best of the responses to date. It suggests self-awareness as a cause for decreased performance rather than anxiety. Performance anxiety is certainly applicable in some situations, but not the example I've provided.

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:29

I, too, thought of choke artist, but I wasn't sure that term was necessarily related to being watched. Nice research here.

– J.R.
Dec 8 '14 at 16:54

add a comment |

Performance anxiety might work. Definition here:

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/performance+anxiety

I know you disqualified "stage fright" because it relates to anxiety, but is the effect not anxiety-driven?

I do seem to remember some research about both typing speed/accuracy and shoe-tying speed when being watched. I have failed to locate it...

edited Dec 5 '14 at 21:19

answered Dec 5 '14 at 21:13

Rusty Tuba

4,59482648

Your answer is appreciated (and popular at that). Performance anxiety is certainly applicable in some situations, but not the example I've provided. I attempted to illustrate a low pressure situation, where anxiety is absent and the performance is still affected.

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:31

I understand, and I guess it could be described generally as observer effect (though not specifically, because that includes a variety of effects). As I said I think there is research on this and I'm pretty sure I've seen the more precise term you're seeking. Now if only I could find it. Maybe unconscious negative observer effect might come close to characterizing it...

– Rusty Tuba
Dec 6 '14 at 18:46

add a comment |

Performance anxiety might work. Definition here:

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/performance+anxiety

I know you disqualified "stage fright" because it relates to anxiety, but is the effect not anxiety-driven?

I do seem to remember some research about both typing speed/accuracy and shoe-tying speed when being watched. I have failed to locate it...

edited Dec 5 '14 at 21:19

answered Dec 5 '14 at 21:13

Rusty Tuba

4,59482648

Your answer is appreciated (and popular at that). Performance anxiety is certainly applicable in some situations, but not the example I've provided. I attempted to illustrate a low pressure situation, where anxiety is absent and the performance is still affected.

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:31

I understand, and I guess it could be described generally as observer effect (though not specifically, because that includes a variety of effects). As I said I think there is research on this and I'm pretty sure I've seen the more precise term you're seeking. Now if only I could find it. Maybe unconscious negative observer effect might come close to characterizing it...

– Rusty Tuba
Dec 6 '14 at 18:46

add a comment |

Performance anxiety might work. Definition here:

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/performance+anxiety

I know you disqualified "stage fright" because it relates to anxiety, but is the effect not anxiety-driven?

I do seem to remember some research about both typing speed/accuracy and shoe-tying speed when being watched. I have failed to locate it...

edited Dec 5 '14 at 21:19

answered Dec 5 '14 at 21:13

Rusty Tuba

4,59482648

Performance anxiety might work. Definition here:

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/performance+anxiety

I know you disqualified "stage fright" because it relates to anxiety, but is the effect not anxiety-driven?

I do seem to remember some research about both typing speed/accuracy and shoe-tying speed when being watched. I have failed to locate it...

edited Dec 5 '14 at 21:19

answered Dec 5 '14 at 21:13

Rusty Tuba

4,59482648

edited Dec 5 '14 at 21:19

answered Dec 5 '14 at 21:13

Rusty Tuba

4,59482648

answered Dec 5 '14 at 21:13

Rusty Tuba

4,59482648

answered Dec 5 '14 at 21:13

Rusty Tuba

4,59482648

Your answer is appreciated (and popular at that). Performance anxiety is certainly applicable in some situations, but not the example I've provided. I attempted to illustrate a low pressure situation, where anxiety is absent and the performance is still affected.

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:31

I understand, and I guess it could be described generally as observer effect (though not specifically, because that includes a variety of effects). As I said I think there is research on this and I'm pretty sure I've seen the more precise term you're seeking. Now if only I could find it. Maybe unconscious negative observer effect might come close to characterizing it...

– Rusty Tuba
Dec 6 '14 at 18:46

add a comment |

Your answer is appreciated (and popular at that). Performance anxiety is certainly applicable in some situations, but not the example I've provided. I attempted to illustrate a low pressure situation, where anxiety is absent and the performance is still affected.

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:31

I understand, and I guess it could be described generally as observer effect (though not specifically, because that includes a variety of effects). As I said I think there is research on this and I'm pretty sure I've seen the more precise term you're seeking. Now if only I could find it. Maybe unconscious negative observer effect might come close to characterizing it...

– Rusty Tuba
Dec 6 '14 at 18:46

Your answer is appreciated (and popular at that). Performance anxiety is certainly applicable in some situations, but not the example I've provided. I attempted to illustrate a low pressure situation, where anxiety is absent and the performance is still affected.

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:31

I understand, and I guess it could be described generally as observer effect (though not specifically, because that includes a variety of effects). As I said I think there is research on this and I'm pretty sure I've seen the more precise term you're seeking. Now if only I could find it. Maybe unconscious negative observer effect might come close to characterizing it...

– Rusty Tuba
Dec 6 '14 at 18:46

add a comment |

How about under pressure or pressurised?

answered Dec 6 '14 at 12:58

Mynamite

6,24611530

Pressure may apply as the basis of the change in performance, but doesn't describe the response. Being under pressure or pressurized may result in higher performance (e.g. meeting a deadline or any of innumerable examples in sport).

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:38

True. How about nerve-wracked?

– Mynamite
Dec 6 '14 at 20:29

add a comment |

How about under pressure or pressurised?

answered Dec 6 '14 at 12:58

Mynamite

6,24611530

Pressure may apply as the basis of the change in performance, but doesn't describe the response. Being under pressure or pressurized may result in higher performance (e.g. meeting a deadline or any of innumerable examples in sport).

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:38

True. How about nerve-wracked?

– Mynamite
Dec 6 '14 at 20:29

add a comment |

How about under pressure or pressurised?

answered Dec 6 '14 at 12:58

Mynamite

6,24611530

How about under pressure or pressurised?

answered Dec 6 '14 at 12:58

Mynamite

6,24611530

answered Dec 6 '14 at 12:58

Mynamite

6,24611530

answered Dec 6 '14 at 12:58

Mynamite

6,24611530

answered Dec 6 '14 at 12:58

Mynamite

6,24611530

Pressure may apply as the basis of the change in performance, but doesn't describe the response. Being under pressure or pressurized may result in higher performance (e.g. meeting a deadline or any of innumerable examples in sport).

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:38

True. How about nerve-wracked?

– Mynamite
Dec 6 '14 at 20:29

add a comment |

Pressure may apply as the basis of the change in performance, but doesn't describe the response. Being under pressure or pressurized may result in higher performance (e.g. meeting a deadline or any of innumerable examples in sport).

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:38

True. How about nerve-wracked?

– Mynamite
Dec 6 '14 at 20:29

Pressure may apply as the basis of the change in performance, but doesn't describe the response. Being under pressure or pressurized may result in higher performance (e.g. meeting a deadline or any of innumerable examples in sport).

– Minnow
Dec 6 '14 at 18:38

True. How about nerve-wracked?

– Mynamite
Dec 6 '14 at 20:29

add a comment |

I think 'self-conscious' expresses this.

Example: 'when the man appeared before the panel of judges he became self-conscious and fluffed his lines.'

It means that he became aware of what he was doing and that somehow... put him off doing it.

'Uncomfortably conscious of oneself as an object of the observation of others'

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-conscious

answered Feb 1 '18 at 15:14

Jelila

3,0211315

add a comment |

I think 'self-conscious' expresses this.

Example: 'when the man appeared before the panel of judges he became self-conscious and fluffed his lines.'

It means that he became aware of what he was doing and that somehow... put him off doing it.

'Uncomfortably conscious of oneself as an object of the observation of others'

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-conscious

answered Feb 1 '18 at 15:14

Jelila

3,0211315

add a comment |

I think 'self-conscious' expresses this.

Example: 'when the man appeared before the panel of judges he became self-conscious and fluffed his lines.'

It means that he became aware of what he was doing and that somehow... put him off doing it.

'Uncomfortably conscious of oneself as an object of the observation of others'

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-conscious

answered Feb 1 '18 at 15:14

Jelila

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I think 'self-conscious' expresses this.

Example: 'when the man appeared before the panel of judges he became self-conscious and fluffed his lines.'

It means that he became aware of what he was doing and that somehow... put him off doing it.

'Uncomfortably conscious of oneself as an object of the observation of others'

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-conscious

answered Feb 1 '18 at 15:14

Jelila

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answered Feb 1 '18 at 15:14

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answered Feb 1 '18 at 15:14

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Social facilitation could be what you are looking for.

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Social facilitation could be what you are looking for.

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Social facilitation could be what you are looking for.

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Social facilitation could be what you are looking for.

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