comparisons, the performance of participants in the presence of a co-acting peer was faster than the performances of the participants winding the fishing reel alone. The differences however are quite small and none of them are close to statistically significant. He also conducted two within subjects comparisons. A trial main effect was found that showed better performance on later trials, however the Trial X Order interaction was not significant. The analyses of Triplett's data hardly indicate an effect of social facilitation. In addition to his pioneering work in social and sport psychology, Triplett was also interested in the psychology of magic. He developed an extensive list of conjuring tricks and detailed some of the principles involved, such as concealment and suggestion (Triplett, 1900). Note References Stroebe, W. (2012). The truth about Triplett (1898), but nobody seems to care. "Perspectives on Psychological Science", "7", 54-57. Strube, M. J. (2005). What did Triplett really find? A contemporary analysis of the first experiment in social psychology. American Journal of Psychology, 118, 271-286. Triplett, N. (1898). The dynamogenic factors in pacemaking and competition. American Journal of Psychology, 9, 507-533. Triplett, N. (1900). The psychology of conjuring deceptions, American Journal of Psychology, 11, 439-510. External links http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Triplett/ https://web.archive.org/web/20060915051551/http://www.has.vcu.edu/group/trip.htm 20th-century American psychologists Social psychologists Sports psychologists 1934 deaths 1861 births Indiana University faculty