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futuristic · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

In one of the first social psychological experiments ever conducted, researcher Max Ringelmann observed men as they pulled on a rope either alone, as part of a small group, or as part of a large group. He found that as the size of the group increased, ____.

a. individual effort increased
b. individual effort decreased
c. the task took longer to complete
d. the task took less time to complete

Question 2

Based on early research by Norman Triplett with racing cyclists, we should expect that people who exercise on rowing machines at gyms are more likely to ____ than people who exercise on the same machines in the privacy of their homes.

a. burn more calories
b. burn less calories
c. feel a sense of accomplishment
d. feel a sense of failure