Audience effect

Audience effect

The audience effect is the impact that a passive audience has on a subject performing a task. It was first formally noted in various psychology studies in the early 20th century. During some studies the presence of a passive audience facilitated the better performance of a simple task; while in other studies the presence of a passive audience inhibited the performance of a more difficult task. The effect has been observedFact|date=June 2008 in subjects ranging from cockroaches to humans.

In 1965, Robert Zajonc proposed Drive theory as an explanation of the "audience effect".

ee also

* Audience theory
* Social facilitation
* Social inhibition
* Social loafing


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