Question

Norman triplett conducted what is widely regarded as social psychology's first experiment. he found that children tended to perform a relatively easy task better while in the presence of another child doing the same task. this finding set the stage for research on _____________.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: social facilitation

social facilitation refers to the tendency to act differently when we're around other people compared to when we think we're alone.
This type of behavior is being done in order to maintain a certain level of positive opinion that others would have for us.