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Social Loafing and Accountability
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Social loafing scenario: A student group project without assigned roles.
Explanation of how individual accountability affects effort in group tasks: With no clear distribution of responsibility, individuals may put in less effort because their input is less identifiable, leading to social loafing.
Social loafing scenario: Employees working together on a company-wide presentation.
Explanation of how individual accountability affects effort in group tasks: If individuals do not expect personal evaluation, they might contribute less, believing others will carry the weight, resulting in social loafing.
Social loafing scenario: A team of volunteers organizing a charity event.
Explanation of how individual accountability affects effort in group tasks: Without clear responsibilities, volunteers might exert less effort, depending on others to pick up the slack, demonstrating social loafing.
Social loafing scenario: Group members collaborating on a research project with equal credit distribution.
Explanation of how individual accountability affects effort in group tasks: Equal credit might lead to decreased motivation as the individual effort is not directly rewarded, facilitating social loafing.
Social loafing scenario: A sports team practicing with no individual stats being recorded.
Explanation of how individual accountability affects effort in group tasks: Without individual stats, athletes might not push themselves as hard, as their personal performance is not monitored or highlighted.
Social loafing scenario: Members of a brainstorming session without individual idea tracking.
Explanation of how individual accountability affects effort in group tasks: Participants may engage less actively if they believe their individual input won't be credited, leading to decreased effort or social loafing.
Social loafing scenario: A community clean-up event where no one checks who did what work.
Explanation of how individual accountability affects effort in group tasks: The lack of monitoring may result in lower individual effort due to reduced personal accountability, a classic case of social loafing.
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