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In an investigation of coaction effects on performance, Ss undertook a visual vigilance task in both isolation and coaction with a peer. Performance was improved by the presence of a coactor only when the coactor had access to information about the quality of the S’s performance.
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This research was supported by National Science Foundation Grant GS-1346.
The author thanks C. W. Gray for his generous consultative assistance, and R. O. Hietala for pervasive assistance with all aspects of the research.
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Klinger, E. Feedback effects and social facilitation of vigilance performance: Mere coaction versus potential evaluation. Psychon Sci 14, 161–162 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332766
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