Behavior in Groups

What is Social Loafing? Give an example

Answer explanation

Anything that proves an individual is doing less because they are within a group.

Who were the two main psychologists that created the 1968 study?

• Katz & Hackman

• Darley & Latane

• Hackman & Darley

• Latane & Nida

Explain what group polarization is and give an example

Answer explanation

Relating to groups of like minded people making more extreme a risky decisions

The Bystander Effect is when people are LESS likely to provide help when they are in groups than when they are alone

• True

• False

What did Darley and Latane find out in their experiement?

• You're probability of getting help INCREASES as group size INCREASES

• You're probability of getting help DECREASES as group size INCREASES

• You're probability of getting help STAYS THE SAME as group size DECREASES

• You're probability of getting help DECREASES as group size DECREASES

Give an example of groupthink

Answer explanation

People accept the group consensus without doubting or criticizing

When subjects in the Social Loafing experiment what happened to the individual output when participants believed they were in larger groups?

• The output INCREASED

• The output DECREASED

What is the Bystander Effect? Give an example

Answer explanation

When people see an emergent situation occurring but do not offer help because they think someone else in the group will.

What conclusion was made about group polarization?

• groups arrive at riskier decisions than individuals did 

• individuals arrive at riskier decisions than groups did 

• no difference between the two

Give an example of diffusion of responsibility

Answer explanation

Similar to bystander effect; seeing someone fall and cry out for help and not assisting due to the belief someone else will help them.