In one of the earliest social psychological experiments, Triplett ...

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In one of the earliest social psychological experiments, Triplett (1898) had children wind fishing reels as quickly as they could. He found that
 
  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.

Question 2

Which statement is not a valid criticism of laboratory experimentation in the 1960s and 1970s?
 
  a. Experiments were sometimes unethical.
  b. Experimenters' expectations might influence the results.
  c. The theories being tested in the laboratory were often historically and culturally limited.
  d. Experiments did not allow researchers to draw conclusions about causal relationships.

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

d