What Did Norman Triplett Observe When He Asked Children to Wind

question 24

Multiple Choice

What did Norman Triplett observe when he asked children to wind a string as fast as they could while alone and also in the presence of other children?

• A) The children wound the string faster when they were in the presence of other children
• B) The children wound the string faster when they were alone
• C) The children found the task too difficult to complete
• D) Only a few of the children were affected by the presence of other children

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Definitions:

Multicollinearity

A statistical phenomenon in which multiple independent variables in a regression model are highly linearly related, affecting the model’s accuracy.

Multicollinearity

A statistical phenomenon in which several independent variables in a regression model are highly correlated, potentially distorting the results of regression analysis.

Regression Coefficients

Parameters in a regression model that represent the change in the dependent variable expected for a one-unit change in the predictor variable, holding all else constant.

Independent Variables

Variables in an analysis that are manipulated or categorized to observe their effect on the dependent variable.