PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Social Loafing, Casual Sex, Processing Fluency
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13. 1 the power of the situation: social influences on behaviour. B = f (p, e): behavior is a function of the person and the environment. Focused on the present moment, arguing that the situation has a strong influence on behavior: person"s behavior could be predicted by understanding the forces acting upon them (force-field logic) Group dynamics: social loafing and social facilitation: social loafing, which occurs when an individual puts less effort into working on a task with others. People loaf if they feel others are loafing. Believing that one"s contributions are not important to the group: occurs when people can"t see how their own input matters to the group. Assigning significant tasks, and explaining how you rely on them to succeed. Not caring about the group"s outcome: occurs when a person is not personally identified with the group (feels rejected, or that the group is unsuccessful or unimportant)
