Social Facilitation

By CCC
  • Triplett - to test whether performance is enhanced in the presence of other people performing the same task.

  • Allport - contradictory findings to Triplett

  • Dashiell - contradictory findings to Triplett

  • Zajonc - Drive Theory + Dominant Responses

  • Cottrell - Evaluation apprehension

  • Saunders - to test the distraction/conflict theory

  • Michaels et al. - testing dominant response theory

  • Saunders - distraction/conflict theory

  • Schmitt et al. - contradictory findings to Triplett

  • Bartis et al. - to test evaluation apprehension