PSYC 2230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Vasodilation, Solomon Asch, Milgram Experiment
9 Dec 2018
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Triplett 1898 found that in cycling contests that racers perform better when riding against the clock. In lab condition, participants in competition performed better than participant performing alone. Redd and decastro (1992) found that college students consumed more food, water, sodium, and alcohol when other people were present. 60% higher when they ate with other students. decastro and brewer (1992) found that larger groups increased the meal size of individuals by as much as. The energizing of behavior as a result of the presence of others is called the coaction effect is well documented in human and animals, such as chickens, and monkeys. The coaction effect is very similar to one acts as a performer and the rest acts as audience. The performer perform better or worse in front of audience is called the audience effect. In sports, the presence of a large crowd often causes the old pros to play better while the rookies usually perform worse.
