People Tend to Reduce Effort When Working in a Group

question 23

Multiple Choice

People tend to reduce effort when working in a group as opposed to when working alone. This phenomenon is known as ____.

• A)social facilitation
• B)evaluation apprehension
• C)the bad apple effect
• D)social loafing

Describe the role of behavioral genetics in studying the hereditary aspects of psychological characteristics.

Understand how genetic and environmental factors interact to influence human development.

Recognize the characteristics and classifications of healthy versus risk-factor births.

Identify and describe common teratogens and their effects on prenatal development.

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Definitions:

Torpor

An energy-conserving state of low metabolic rate and inactivity. See estivation and hibernation.

Metabolic Rate

Energy use by an organism per unit time. See basal metabolic rate (BMR).

Hibernation

Long-term torpor in response to winter cold and scarcity of food. Compare with estivation.

Basking

Basking is a behavior observed in various animals, especially reptiles, where individuals expose themselves to sunlight or another heat source to regulate body temperature.