A theoretical and practical critique of Social Facilitation Theory

Social facilitation theory is one of the most paradigmatic examples of social psychology, understood as an experimental science. However, in this paper we intend to demonstrate that the research that allegedly supports it suffers from a number of defects. It uses biased population samples, and the t...

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Main Author: Loriente Zamora, Cristóbal
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2007-11-01
Series:Athenea Digital
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Online Access:http://psicologiasocial.uab.es/athenea/index.php/atheneaDigital/article/view/409/368