Psychology / Unit 11 Psych 1230 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Social Facilitation
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The idea
Social facilitation is the improvement of performance on well-learned tasks when others are present.
In practice
A practiced musician plays a familiar piece better in front of an audience than alone.
Where people slip
The same presence degrades performance on unlearned tasks. Arousal amplifies the dominant response.
Your place on the trail
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