PSYCH 2MP3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Stage Fright, Social Facilitation
15 Mar 2020
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Music is not just sound; it takes on significance to us. Performers and audiences mutually influence one another. Paul farnsworth"s book: the social psychology of music (1958: aim: to explore the social and cultural influences shaping musical behavior (rather than its biological bases) f believes biological bases was overemphasized. The power of social influence: performers and audiences. Looking at how audiences and performers effect each other and looking at th social interaction within various performing groups. Norman triplett (1898: observed that the presence of other people tends to enhance performance (social facilitation, noticed that bicyclists" racing times were faster when racing against others vs. racing against a clock. Therefore, presence of audience can lead to either social facilitation or social inhibition based on dominant response. Nickolas cottrell (1972: proposed that presence of audience is not enough to enhance expression of dominant response; It is their evaluative presence that determines the effect of performing tasks in front of others.
