In the research conducted on social facilitation, it was discovered that skilled pool players who were watched by an audience results in social facilitation when the task is well known but social inhibition when task is more difficult.
This study investigated the presence of an audience on the performance of average and below average pool players. pool players were observed and classified as either average or below average. The researchers recorded number of successful shots. at this stage players did not know they were being observed
About four researchers then walked up to the table so it was obvious they were being observed and the players identified at average increase their shot accuracy by 9% whereas those below average showed a decrease of 11%.
Therefore, it was concluded that the presence of an audience results in social facilitation when the task is well known but social inhibition when task is more difficult.
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