What is social loafing ? How can social loafing be reduced in group work ?
Social Loafing: It has been found the individuals work less hard in group than they do when performing alone. This points to a phenomenon referred to as social loafing. It is a reduction in individual effort when working on a collective task, i.e, one in which outputs are pooled with those of other group members. An example of such a task is the game of tug -of-war.
Ways of reducing social loafing:
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