Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Social Influence and Group Processes

Question:

Assertion: In Social loafing, there is a increase in individual effort when working on a collective task, i.e. one in which outputs are pooled with those of other group members.
Reasoning: Social facilitation research suggests that presence of others leads to arousal and can motivate individuals to enhance their performance if they are already good at solving something.

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not Correct

Assertion (A) is false but Reasoning (R) is true.

Correct Answer:

Assertion (A) is false but Reasoning (R) is true.

Explanation:

Social loafing 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.
Social facilitation research suggests that presence of others leads to arousal and can motivate individuals to enhance their performance if they are already good at solving something.