Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct?

Statement 1: Social facilitation refers to a reduction in individual effort when working on a collective task, where outputs are combined with those of other group members.

Statement 2: Social facilitation often occurs.when individual efforts are pooled within a group.

None of the statement is correct.

Social facilitation research suggests that the presence of others can lead to arousal and motivate individuals to enhance their performance, particularly when their efforts are individually evaluated. However, when individual efforts are pooled within a group, a phenomenon known as "social loafing" often occurs. Social loafing refers to a reduction in individual effort when working on a collective task, where outputs are combined with those of other group members. In such situations, individuals may feel less responsible for the overall task, experience decreased motivation, encounter coordination issues, and perceive group membership as a mere aggregation of individuals.