Ingham and Colleagues (1974) Asked Participants to Pull on a Rope

question 48

Multiple Choice

Ingham and colleagues (1974) asked participants to pull on a rope and found that participants pulled almost 20% harder when they thought they were pulling alone than when they thought they were part of a group. This finding best illustrates

• A) social loafing.
• B) a social dilemma.
• C) groupthink.
• D) social facilitation.

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