Norman Triplett

Norman Triplett

Norman Triplett published the 1898 study of pacemaking and competition, taken as the start of the social facilitation research.

Who they are

Norman Triplett published the 1898 study of pacemaking and competition, taken as the start of the social facilitation research. On this site the name is tied to Social Facilitation.

Key papers

Triplett, N. (1898). The dynamogenic factors in pacemaking and competition. American Journal of Psychology, 9(4), 507-533.

Key ideas

Social Facilitation: The finding that having an audience improves performance on tasks you've mastered and hurts performance on tasks that are hard or unfamiliar.

Sources

  1. Triplett, N. (1898). The dynamogenic factors in pacemaking and competition. American Journal of Psychology, 9(4), 507-533.