PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Social Loafing, Social Rejection, Groupthink
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The 2 likely outcomes of social loafing are either: (i) the group performs quite poorly. (ii) a small number of people end up saving the group by doing everything themselves. Some factors that encourages loafing are: low efficacy belief: when people are confused on where to start when tasks are difficult or complex. Norman triplett"s experiment found that cyclists ride faster when racing against each other instead of beating the clock. However, the presence of others does not always improve performance. (athletes. Often there is a strong leader which encourages the group to consider fewer alternatives. 13. 2: solomon asch: scientist who conducted line comparison experiment, there are two main types of influence: normative influence & informational influence. Normative influence: the result of social pressure to adopt a group"s perspective in order to be accepted, rather than rejected by the group.
