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

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Ringelmann discovered that individual effort decreased as the size of the group increased, a phenomenon now known as the Ringelmann effect or social loafing.

In One of the First Social Psychological Experiments Ever Conducted