PSYC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Social Loafing, Group Polarization
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In this friday activity, you"ll be delving into how being a part of a group affects our behavior: a. A group is two or more individuals who interact and are interdependent: b. In this example, a person who helps may be responsible for the life or death of the victim. This unwillingness to be responsible for the high value of human life may partially be a reason for the bystander affect. Additionally, if the person thinks that there are more people present, there is a diffusion of responsibility: e. social loafing, social loafing is less likely if the group is smaller and more cohesive. It is also less likely if the group is newly formed or if the individuals have strong work ethic or are more collective: bei(cid:374)g assig(cid:374)ed a group (cid:449)ith people i a(cid:373) fa(cid:373)iliar (cid:449)ith usually does(cid:374)"t (cid:449)ork out.
