Why Does Social Loafing Occur

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Essay

Why does social loafing occur?

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Definitions:

Involuntary Condition

A state or situation not under the individual's conscious control, often referring to reflex actions or medical conditions.

Hypnosis

A therapeutic technique involving a state of focused attention, reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion.

Neodissociation Theory

A theory of hypnosis based on the belief that hypnosis is a state of dissociated control of executive functions.

Sociocognitive Theory

A theory that emphasizes the role of cognitive processes in understanding social behavior, considering how people interpret, analyze, remember, and use information about the social world.