In what is now considered a seminal study in social psychology, Norman Triplett timed participants winding a fishing reel as fast as possible. He found that the presence of others impacted performance in what way?

a. The presence of others did not impact participants' performance.
b. The presence of others hindered participants' performance.
c. The presence of others improved participants' performance.
d. The presence of others sometimes improved and sometimes hindered participants' performance.

Answer: D

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