Social Psychology (9th Edition)
Social Psychology (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780133936544
Author: Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Social facilitation is the tendency of individuals to perform tasks differently when in the presence of an audience than when performing similar tasks alone. In general, simpler tasks are usually seen to be easier in front of an audience while more complex tasks are seen to be more difficult when performing them in front of others.

Social facilitation, meanwhile, holds that individuals working within a group setting will tend to do less work than if that same individual we working alone. There are a great many variables affecting the size of this “work gap,” but is seen to exist across all genders and cultures.

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