Question

1.    Dr.Juliana is a psychology professor. She gives her students a group projects as part of their psychology course curriculum. What might she do to minimize the effects of social loafing? Also define the concept.

2. Renaldo a football player belongs to Spain. He plays much better when the football match plays in the grounds of Spain. Describe the phenomena Renaldo is exhibiting

3. After two year of completion her master’s degree, Rana finds a job in company. When she joins, Rana feels that that the job is not according to her interest. How you might use a theory of social psychology to persuade Rana to agree with you of not quitting the job as the rate of unemployment is very high.

4. It has been proved by the researches in social psychology, that people are less likely to help other people because there are lots of people present. What this phenomena is called and what are the reasons?

5. Your friend has to complete an assignment on one subtopic/domain of social psychology. Explain her briefly the main domains of social psychology also help her in deciding to select one domain, justify your selection of that specific domain.

6. Your younger brother love eating junk food which is not good for his health. Using your knowledge of psychology how you can convince your brother to change his attitude towards junk food?

Answer 1

1. Social loafing is the tendency for people to exert less effort on a task when working in a group than when working on the same task alone. Dr Juliana can take the following steps to reduce social loafing:

• She can make the efforts of each group member identifiable. This has a tendency to reduce social loafing. Members can be asked to list their specific contributions.
• Increasing the value of the task. If the task holds a greater value, members are less likely to loaf. Thus, if the group project constitutes a major chunk of one's final grades, social loafing will reduce.
• Dr Juliana can reduce social loafing by forming teams in a way that each individual has something unique to contribute. If members feel irreplaceable, they are less likely to loaf.