Norman Triplett conducted one of social psychology's first laboratory experiments by asking children to wind string on a fishing reel. The results of the study indicated that the children worked ________ on their fishing reel when co-actors were competing with them in contrast to when they worked alone.

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Norman Triplett's experiment demonstrated the phenomenon of social facilitation, where individuals perform tasks better or faster in the presence of others compared to when they are alone.

Norman Triplett Conducted One of Social Psychology's First Laboratory Experiments