Moderators of social facilitation effect in virtual reality: Co-presence and realism of virtual agents
Strojny, Dużmańska-Misiarczyk, Lipp and Strojny, Frontiers in Psychology 11, 2020, 1252. 48 participants performed a rescue procedure in virtual reality with virtual agents present. Main social facilitation effect not confirmed; moderator results supported the prediction that felt realistic company matters more than objective facts; adding social distractors was not enough to produce the effect.
Strojny, Dużmańska-Misiarczyk, Lipp and Strojny, Frontiers in Psychology 11, 2020, 1252. 48 participants performed a rescue procedure in virtual reality with virtual agents present. Main social facilitation effect not confirmed; moderator results supported the prediction that felt realistic company matters more than objective facts; adding social distractors was not enough to produce the effect.
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Strojny, P., Dużmańska-Misiarczyk, N., Lipp, N., & Strojny, A. (2020). Moderators of social facilitation effect in virtual reality: Co-presence and realism of virtual agents. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1252. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01252 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01252