audience effect

noun

audience effect

noun
1

Human sciences, Psychology, Sciences A type of social facilitation in which the presence of an audience influences individual task performance.

  • Overall, understanding and exploring the audience effect may contribute to our models of social interaction, including reputation management and mentalising.2016 October 13, Antonia F. de C. Hamilton, Frida Lind, “Audience effects: what can they tell us about social neuroscience, theory of mind and autism?”, in Culture and Brain, volume 4, number 2, →DOI, pages 159–177:
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bystander effect

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