Coasting on the Group Effort Is Termed ________

question 32

Multiple Choice

Coasting on the group effort is termed ________.

• A) inconsistency
• B) incompetence
• C) social loafing
• D) dysfunction
• E) half-focus bias

Analyze the role of social, cultural, and psychological factors in shaping individual and group decisions.

Understand the historical and current research methods and outcomes in the study of social influence, including key experiments.

Discuss the implications of online environments on social influence and group dynamics.

Critically evaluate real-life scenarios of social influence and propose strategies for negotiation and decision-making.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.