SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
GROUP BEHAVIOR
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Question
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Shelly waits for everyone to pick a task before she picks hers.
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Angel leads the group project so everyone can get an A.
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Sirra doesn’t do her part of the project because she knows someone else in the group will pick up the slack.
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all group member contribute equally.
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Detailed explanation-1: -This points to a phenomenon referred to as social loafing. It is a reduction in individual effort when working on a collective task, i.e, one in which outputs are pooled with those of other group members. An example of such a task is the game of tug-of-war.
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.