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

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Definitions:

Side-effects

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Double Blind

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Random Assignment

A process used in experiments to assign participants to different groups using a random mechanism, ensuring each participant has an equal chance of being placed in any group.

Good Serves

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