Perceptual and Motor Skills · 1991 · 15 citations · 2 references
EducationPhysical EducationHuman PerformancePerformance AnalysisSport PsychologyAthletic PerformanceAudience ParticipationSport ParticipationAthletic Performance EffectsPerformer-audience RelationshipStage-audience Relationship
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of early or later exposure to an audience on tennis pupils' performance. 16 pairs of players from a day tennis camp were observed with and without an audience, and their performance was related to their stage of development. An audience generally improved performance in more skilled pupils and impaired it in less skilled pupils.
2
Robert B. Zajonc · Science · 1965 · 2.7K citations
Audience Effects on Squash Players' Performance
Joseph P. Forgas, Greg Brennan, Susan Howe et al. · The Journal of Social Psychology · 1980 · 32 citations