Definition The phenomenon which explains the likeliness of a person to take some sort of action to help someone in distress depending on the number of people present in the scene is regarded as bystander effect. If you witnessed a emergency situation happening in front of you, you would definitely take some sort of action right? Psychologists argue that it may not be the case as number of people present in the scene impacts how you (a person) would react. A basic understanding of this phenome...| Psychestudy
Cite this article as: Praveen Shrestha, "Social Loafing," in Psychestudy, December 13, 2017, https://www.psychestudy.com/social/social-loafing. Definition The concept that people are prone to put forward less effort when they are working in a group as opposed to when they are working alone is defined as social loafing. The idea of group works is seen as the way to improve the results in a certain task due to the collective skills, talents and effort of the individuals in the group. However, i...| Psychestudy