Social impairment
Social impairment is a psychological term that is used to refer to a situation which occurs when an individual is found to act in a less positive way or the person is seem performing worse than they generally do when they are around others or in a general situation. This could be understood by imagining doing a cognitive task by oneself and then imagine doing it on a screen in front of an entire classroom. One may be likely perform the task faster and with more accuracy when they are alone. Early animal researches have depicted that birds did take longer to solve a maze when they were put under social conditions in comparison to when they were alone. The research work of Zajonc depicted that social conditions increases arousal levels in individuals. Arousal can improve performance on simple well-rehearsed tasks but deteriorates more complex thinking and behaviors.