Which of the Following Does Not Explain Why Social Loafing

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does not explain why social loafing may occur?

• A) The individual believes that even if the group succeeds, there will be very little reward in it for each individual group member.
• B) The individual believes that the group will fail no matter what his or her contribution is.
• C) The individual believes that he or she has little to contribute to a group.
• D) The other group members refuse to work with the individual.

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Definitions:

Ego And Id

Fundamental components in Freudian psychoanalytic theory where the id is the primal desires and drives, and the ego is the realistic part that mediates between the desires of the id and the morals of the superego.

Completely

Totally or entirely; having all parts or elements.

Reality Principle

A concept in psychoanalysis that describes the ability of the mind to assess the external world and act upon it accordingly, as opposed to acting on the pleasure principle.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality.