The Tendency to Avoid Critical Evaluation of Ideas the Group

question 64

True/False

The tendency to avoid critical evaluation of ideas the group favors is called social loafing.

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Definitions:

Somatic Nervous System

The part of the peripheral nervous system that handles voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles.

Peripheral Nervous System

The part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord, including the nerves and ganglia.

Sympathetic Nervous System

A part of the autonomic nervous system that orchestrates the body's rapid involuntary response to dangerous or stressful situations.

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for rest and digestion, counterbalancing the sympathetic nervous system.