social facilitation

noun

The improvement in an individual's performance on a task due to the presence of other people, especially when the task is simple, well-learned or familiar.

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Meanings

nounsocial facilitation (countable and uncountable, plural social facilitations)

plural social facilitations

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe improvement in an individual's performance on a task due to the presence of other people, especially when the task is simple, well-learned or familiar.
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