Question

Jaâseph is at the gym one afternoon, jogging on the treadmill at 3.0 miles per hour. A stranger gets on the treadmill next to her, and begins running at 6.5 miles per hour. Jaâseph notices this, and slowly increases her own running speed. This enhancement of Jaâsephâs performance on a simple task by the presence of others is called ____.

a. âsocial augmentation
b. âsocial facilitation
c. âpractical inhibition
d. âperipheral bolstering

Answer 1

The answer is b. social facilitation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Social facilitation occurs when a person improves his performance on a task due to the presence of others. The presence might be real or imagined.

This effect was firstly noticed by Norman Triplett, when he observed that a group of cyclists had better lap times when racing against each other than against the clock.