Aggarwal and O'Brien (2008)studied Hundreds of College Students and Identified

question 59

Multiple Choice

Aggarwal and O'Brien (2008) studied hundreds of college students and identified several keys to reducing social loafing.All of the following are examples of the strategies they suggest except

• A)breaking down complex projects into smaller components.
• B)keeping groups small.
• C)selecting group members low in achievement motivation.
• D)using peer evaluations.

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Definitions:

Structuralists

Early psychologists who aimed to analyze the structure of the mind by breaking down mental processes into their most basic components.

Gestalt Psychologists

Psychologists who focus on how people organize their perceptions and think about the world in wholes, not just as simple sums of parts.

Sensory Information

Data obtained from the environment through sensory receptors, leading to perception.

Perception

The cognitive process of interpreting and organizing sensory information to understand the environment.