Social facilitation: A test of competing theories

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1087-1109

  Feinberg, Joshua M ^a,c   Aiello, John R ^b  

^a Saint Peter's College   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAINT PETER'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645700383     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00032.x     Document Type: Article

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