Self-presentation and drive in social facilitation |
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Authors: | Glenn S Sanders |
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Institution: | State University of New York at Albany USA |
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Abstract: | Social facilitation refers to cases in which the presence of others increases the probability of certain responses on the part of an independently operating individual. Drive theory attributes these effects to an unconscious facilitation of dominant responses, as defined by Hull-Spence learning theory. Self-presentation explanations posit changes in motivation and cognitive strategies that result from an increased concern with favorable private and public images. The present paper reviews evidence and presents an experiment indicating both points of view are valid, but that neither perspective by itself can account for all relevant data. |
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Keywords: | Reprint requests should be addressed to Dr Glenn S Sanders Department of Psychology-SS 224 State University of New York at Albany 1400 Washington Avenue Albany NY 12222 |
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