Jan 17, 2017
Why does the presence of others change the performance of an individual athlete? Why is this social facilitation effect sometimes good and sometimes bad? Does it matter whether the other people are observing, evaluating or performing the same action? Does being “observed” via activity monitoring technology facilitate performance?
Articles/links:
The Dynamogenic Factors in Pacemaking and Competition
Social Facilitation From Triplett to Electronic Performance Monitoring
Social "facilitation" as challenge and threat
Social facilitation in motor tasks: a review of research and theory
Social Facilitation of Running: An Unobtrusive
My other (new) podcast: Ultra Running Science & Superstitions
More information:
My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)
Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
Credits:
The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action
The Dark Brothers – Watching People
The Henry Girls – Watching the Detectives
Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy
via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com