Social Facilitation Experiments: Impact of Others' Presence
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What is the main focus of social facilitation experiments?

  • The relationship between exercise and mental health
  • The effect of group effort on individual performance (correct)
  • The impact of music on productivity
  • The influence of technology on social interactions
  • In the text, what percentage of effort did blindfolded students exert when they thought they were pulling alone?

  • 100%
  • 50%
  • 82% (correct)
  • 75%
  • What term is used to describe the phenomenon where individuals produce less effort when part of a group?

  • Social loafing (correct)
  • Group synergy
  • Individual excellence
  • Team empowerment
  • Which culture showed a higher tendency for social loafing according to the text?

    <p>Men in individualist cultures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why may people feel less accountable in a group setting according to the text?

    <p>They worry less about what others think</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome when participants thought they were part of a group effort during the clapping or shouting experiment?

    <p>Produced about one-third less noise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where people lose self-awareness and self-restraint in a group setting?

    <p>Deindividuation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can increase the likelihood of deindividuation?

    <p>Being highly motivated and identified with the group</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of behavior can result from deindividuation?

    <p>Uninhibited behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the text describe the impact of internet anonymity on behavior?

    <p>Facilitates free expression of anger and hate speech</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did New York University women dressed in depersonalizing Ku Klux Klan-style hoods do compared to identifiable women in a control group?

    <p>Delivered twice as much presumed electric shock to a victim</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what context does deindividuation thrive according to the text?

    <p>In many settings regardless of anonymity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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