| Abstract: | Used a learned drive approach to predict the effects of feedback on a coaction task; 60 female undergraduates were Ss. It was hypothesized that the magnitude of social facilitation would be greater the more often Ss were given feedback of their own or the other coactor's performance. The frequency of feedback was manipulated by varying the number of responses required to produce a tone. Coactors received a tone after every 4 (FR4) or 7 (FR7) responses and performed in the presence of another person who was either on an FR4 or an FR7 schedule. To furnish a comparison to the coaction conditions, some Ss were tested individually on an FR4 and others on an FR7 schedule. Within the coaction conditions, the most responding occurred when both Ss received an FR4 schedule, and the fewest responses when both coactors were on an FR7 schedule. An intermediate number of responses was produced when one coactor was on an FR4 and the other on an FR7 schedule. Also, Ss working in coaction conditions responded more than those performing alone. (9 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
