Which of the Following Group Characteristics Helps to Reduce Social

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following group characteristics helps to reduce social loafing?

• A) Shared norms
• B) Members' belief that together they will achieve important goals
• C) A rigid hierarchical structure
• D) An implicit surveillance method

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Definitions:

Conceptual Thinking

The ability to understand and manipulate abstract concepts, seeing connections between ideas not immediately obvious.

People's Agency

Refers to the capacity of individuals and groups to act independently and make their own free choices.

Constraining

Inhibiting or restricting someone's actions or freedom, often through external pressures or limitations.

Ethnocentrism

Ethnocentrism is the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture, often accompanied by prejudice or discrimination against people of other groups.