In 1989 , Triplett made a study with subjects children and cycists
Triplett observed children do tasks alone , then in group . He also observed Cyclists cycling alone , then in groups
Triplett observed that the cildren were doing the task better in groups than alone. He observed that the same thing happened with the cyclists. In both case , he observed that they were working better , performing better in groups than alone
In 1969 , Zajonc et al did the same experiment but on cockroaches , he made them escape a maze first alone , then in groups . He was able to observe that the cockroaches were performing better at finding the exit when in groups
Zajonc et al observed that the social facilitation and social loafing was truue for animals too
