Social Facilitation

ISBN-13: 9780521333580 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 254 str.

Bernard Guerin

Opis

Humans may run faster, read less, or type more quickly, simply because someone else is present. The presence of one person affects the behaviour of another; this is known as social facilitation and is one of the oldest topics in social psychology. Despite its importance, this is one of the first book-length studies of the phenomena. Dr Guerin reviews all work in this area from 1898 onwards, looking at both animal and human research, and developing his own theory, based on modern behavioural analysis. The book should be appreciated for its wide-ranging review of previous work on social facilitation and for the general review of the state of social psychology today that Dr Guerin's work on the phenomenon includes. The author's innovative theoretical stance is of interest.

Recenzje

"...this second edition offers a wealth of fresh research and new case examples as well as seven completely new chapters..." Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Part I. The History and Development of Social Facilitation Research: 2. The early history of social facilitation; 3. The drive model of Zajonc (1965); Part II. Theories of Social Facilitation: 4. Drive theories of social facilitation; 5. Social conformity theories; 6. Cognitive process theories; Part III. Experimental Studies of Social Facilitation: 7. Social facilitation effects in animals; 8. Social facilitation effects in humans; Part IV. The Place of Social Facilitation in Social Psychology: 9. Integrating the theories of social facilitation; 10. Related areas of psychology; 11. Conclusions and future social facilitation research; References; Indexes.