Cross-Country Runners Often Run Faster When They Are Surrounded by Other

question 184

Multiple Choice

Cross-country runners often run faster when they are surrounded by other runners and cheering spectators than when they are on solo training runs. This improved performance in the presence of others is known as:

• A) social facilitation.
• B) groupthink.
• C) social loafing.
• D) deindividuation.

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Definitions:

Oblique-Slip Faults

Faults that exhibit both vertical (dip-slip) and lateral (strike-slip) movement, combining features of normal, reverse, and transform faults.

Normal Fault

A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward relative to the footwall, typically caused by extensional forces.

Reverse Fault

A type of fault where the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall, typically associated with compressional stress.

Strike-Slip Fault

A type of fault where two blocks of Earth's crust slide past each other horizontally, often causing earthquakes.