Question

Triplett conducted one of social psychology’s first laboratory experiments by asking children to wind string on a fishing reel. The results of the study indicated that there was a _______ relationship between the speed at which the children wound the reel and the presence of other children.
A.positive

B.negative

C.neutral

D.curvilinear

Answer 1

Answer:

A. positive

Explanation:

Norman Triplett was an American psychologist during the late 19th century. He is remembered for his experiments related to the social facilitation effect. Triplett began with the observation that cyclists tend to be faster when cycling with someone than when cycling alone. He then conducted a similar experiment that involved 40 children. Triplett discovered that there was a positive relationship between the speed at which the children wound the reel and the presence of other children.