In One of the Earliest Social Psychological Experiments,Triplett (1898)had Children

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Multiple Choice

In one of the earliest social psychological experiments,Triplett (1898) had children wind fishing reels as quickly as they could.What did he find?

• A) The children were fastest when observed by the experimenter.
• B) Winding times were faster without an audience than with an audience.
• C) The children were faster when working next to another child rather than alone.
• D) The children were faster working alone than with a partner.

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