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David went canoeing with three of his friends.He took the oars but put minimal effort in rowing,letting his friends do all the hard work.In this scenario,David will be known as a

A) free rider.
B) coactor.
C) social facilitator.
D) group polarizer.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Your psychology professor has assigned group projects to your class.She has chosen to individually grade each student's contribution to the assigned assignment in an attempt to reduce

A) social facilitation.
B) social loafing.
C) minority influence.
D) group polarization.

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Maria agreed to join her friends for a fundraising activity.However,convinced that the fundraiser could be taken care of by her friends,she went shopping on the appointed day.In this scenario,Maria is most likely a

In a study by Latané and his colleagues (1979) ,the participants were asked to shout and clap as loudly as possible.Participants produced the most noise when they

In the context of social loafing,it has been observed that groups tend to loaf less when their members are

At a factory job,Samantha's output was measured at the end of each day by calculating the productivity of the team of workers she belonged to.As the team members were not held individually accountable,this allowed Samantha to exert less effort in her work.In this scenario,Samantha's behavior is a typical example of

Ingham (1974) found that when blindfolded participants thought they were pulling with other participants during a tug-of-war,they _____ when they thought they were pulling alone.

_____ refers to the tendency for people to exert less effort when they pool their efforts toward a common goal than when they are individually accountable.

When being observed increases evaluation concerns,_____ occurs; when being lost in a crowd decreases evaluation concerns,_____ occurs.

Sally's marching band is selling candy bars to raise money for new uniforms.All members are asked to sell candy bars.At the end of the month,they will pool their money and make the purchase.This is an example of a(n)

Sam contributes little to group assignments as he thinks others will be sure to pick up the slack in his efforts.This is an example of

People are more likely to exhibit social loafing if

People in groups will loaf less when

When individual efforts are pooled and not evaluated,evaluation apprehension is _____ and the probability of social loafing is _____.

According to your text,people in _____ cultures exhibit less social loafing than people in _____ cultures.