A Group on the Quad Is Advocating Marijuana Use to Increase

question 13

Multiple Choice

A group on the quad is advocating marijuana use to increase academic achievement.You remember reading about this in your psychology textbook and report to your friends that studies have found ____.

• A) a positive correlation between marijuana usage and academic achievement
• B) a negative correlation between marijuana usage and academic achievement
• C) no relationship between marijuana usage and academic achievement
• D) that marijuana usage causes lowered academic achievement

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Definitions:

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.

Social Impact Theory

Social impact theory suggests that the amount of influence a person experiences in a group situation depends on the strength, immediacy, and number of other people in the group.

Social Expectation

Norms or standards that a society or community holds, which guide and shape behaviors and attitudes of its members.

Social Loafing

When working in a group, individuals tend to contribute less effort towards attaining a goal compared to when they operate solo.