AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In social psychology, social loafing is the phenomenon of a person exerting less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when working alone. It is seen as one of the main reasons groups are sometimes less productive than the combined performance of their members working as individuals.

Detailed explanation-2: -This phenomenon is called “social loafing”-the idea that some people put in less effort in a group setting. According to social psychology, social loafing occurs when there is a diffusion of responsibility and a shift of focus from individual performance to group performance.

Detailed explanation-3: -Social Loafing Examples. Tug of war, group homework projects, and an entertainer asking an audience to scream are all examples of social loafing because as you add more people to a group, the total group effort declines. Tug of War is the perfect example because it’s where Maximillian Ringelmann originally found it.

Detailed explanation-4: -Social loafing can lead to low productivity and poor group performance. Social loafing pervades our lives, regardless of task type. When asked to demonstrate physical effort such as shouting, people shout louder and longer when they are alone than when they are in pairs or in groups of six (Latane et al., 1979).

Detailed explanation-5: -Social loafing is the tendency for people to put in less effort when working on a task as a group, compared to when working alone.