Question

Research on social facilitation would suggest that, in general, runners would ____ when running alongside others as opposed to running alone.


Select the correct answer
be more likely to fall

run faster

run slower

be more likely to injure themselves

Answer 1

Research on social facilitation suggests that individuals tend to perform better on simple or well-practiced tasks when they are in the presence of others. In the case of runners, this would mean that they would likely **run faster** when running alongside others as opposed to running alone. Therefore, the correct answer is:

**run faster**