AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Another negative effect of groups is social loafing, which is the tendency for people to exert less effort to achieve a goal when they are in a group.

Detailed explanation-2: -Social loafing describes the tendency of individuals to put forth less effort when they are part of a group. Because all members of the group are pooling their effort to achieve a common goal, each member of the group contributes less than they would if they were individually responsible.

Detailed explanation-3: -Social loafing is the tendency for people to exert less effort when they pool their efforts toward a common goal than when they are individually accountable.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Social loafing describes the tendency of group members to exert less effort than they can or should because of the reduced sense of accountability (think of how many people don’t bother to vote, figuring that someone else will do it.) Social loafing lowers group productivity.