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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesEffects of Perceived Fitness Level of Exercise Partner on Intensity of ExertionThomas G. Plante, Meghan Madden, Sonia Mann et al.Problem statement: Social comparison theory was used to examine if exercising with a research confederate posing as either high fit or low fit would increase the exertion in exercising. Approach: 91 college students were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: Biking alone, biking with a high fit confederate, or biking with a low fit confederate. All participants were instructed … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 12,111 accessesView PDF Cite

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