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

Solution 1:

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).

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

Solution 2:

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...