The Tendency for People to Exert Less Effort When They

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True/False

The tendency for people to exert less effort when they pool their efforts toward a common goal than when they are individually accountable is known as social loafing.

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Definitions:

Cathartic Method

A therapeutic technique that involves the expressing or releasing of repressed emotions and impulses to relieve psychological tension.

Anesthesia Therapy

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Mesmer

An 18th-century physician known for developing a theory of animal magnetism and for his contribution to the field we now call hypnotism.

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