Psychology / Unit 11 Psych 1232 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Social Loafing
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The idea
Social loafing is the reduction of individual effort when working in a group where contributions are not identifiable.
In practice
Individual pulling force on a rope drops as more people join the team.
Where people slip
Loafing disappears when individual contributions are measurable. Identifiability is the variable.
Your place on the trail
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