Social Loafing Refers To

question 34

Multiple Choice

Social loafing refers to:

• A) compared with doing a task alone, people do not devote as much time or effort to a task when their contribution is part of a larger group undertaking
• B) people in groups lingering at restaurant tables too long
• C) our preference for doing things socially with others similar to ourselves
• D) failing to take into account the feelings of others in a group project who are not given much to do
• E) feeling like an outsider and staying that way

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Definitions:

Variance

A numerical indicator that shows the distribution or variability of a dataset around its average value.

SPSS Output

The results and data analyses generated by the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software after processing information.

Correlation Coefficient

A numerical measure of some type of correlation, meaning a statistical relationship between two variables, ranging from -1 to 1.

Mean

A type of average calculated by summing values and dividing that sum by the number of values.