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Social Facilitation
Contributor(s): Guerin, Bernard (Author), Innes, John (Author)

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 ISBN: 052133358X     ISBN-13: 9780521333580
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $131.10  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 1993
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Annotation: Reviews all the research on how the presence of one person affects the behaviour of another, using both human and animal research.

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BISAC Categories:
- Self-help | Personal Growth - Success
- Psychology | Personality
- Psychology | Social Psychology
Dewey: 302.14
LCCN: 92011487
Series: European Monographs in Social Psychology
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.24" W x 9.3" L (1.08 lbs) 254 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
 
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Publisher Description:
Humans may run faster, read less, or type more quickly, simply because someone else is present. The presence of one person affects the behaviour of another; this is known as social facilitation and is one of the oldest topics in social psychology. Despite its importance, this is one of the first book-length studies of the phenomena. Dr Guerin reviews all work in this area from 1898 onwards, looking at both animal and human research, and developing his own theory, based on modern behavioural analysis. The book should be appreciated for its wide-ranging review of previous work on social facilitation and for the general review of the state of social psychology today that Dr Guerin's work on the phenomenon includes. The author's innovative theoretical stance is of interest.
 
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