Meta-Analysis of Social Presence Effects on Stroop Task Performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13656168 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Teresa Garcia-Marques (0000-0002-6233-0799, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, corresponding author), Alexandre Fernandes (0000-0001-6644-688X, ISPA - Instituto Universitário), Alexandre C Fernandes (ISPA - Instituto Universitário) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 129 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-62 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00332941241227150 |
| PMID | 38291607 |
| OpenAlex | W4391394531 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 95 |
In this paper, we conducted a meta-analytic review to examine the impact of social presence on individuals' performance on the Stroop task, shedding light on the cognitive processes underlying social facilitation. We followed PRISMA guidelines to identify and include 33 relevant studies in a multivariate random-effects meta-analysis. Our results show that social presence reliably modulates Stroop interference (a measure of cognitive control); specifically, participants exhibit lower Stroop interference when performing the task in the presence of others compared to performing it in isolation. We also found that the strength of the effect varies depending on the type of social presence: it is stronger with an attentive audience compared to an inattentive one, and null with an evaluative audience. Additionally, different features of the Stroop task itself moderate the effect; the effect is stronger for the classic version of the task compared to the semantic version, and for experiments that use mixed within-block trials compared to those with homogenous blocks. We also observed a negative relationship between the number of trials and the magnitude of the effect. Overall, these findings provide insights into the mechanisms by which the presence of others affects performance on the Stroop task, and how they align with social facilitation theories
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Facilitation · Meta-analysis · Social facilitation · Stroop effect · Task (project management · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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