Social Facilitation Social Inhibition and Social Loafing
As you may recall in the work of Triplett (1898) the presence of others in a bicycle race was found to enhance individual performance. This is called social facilitation (Williams Harkins & Karau 2007). At times however the presence of others can detract from individual performance which is termed social inhibition (Crisp & Turner 2007). Similarly social loafing can occur when an individuals performance within a group decreases due to his or her reliance on others in the group (Crisp & Turner 2007).
For this Discussion review the media program Week 5: The Virtual Office. Focus on the characters in the media and determine which characters displayed social facilitation social inhibition and social loafing.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post by Day 3 a description of the characters in the media program demonstrating social loafing social inhibition and social facilitation. Explain how you identified them. Then select one of the characters and using the current literature explain two ways you might mitigate their behavior.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.
Read a selection of your colleagues postings.
Respond by Day5 to your colleagues postings in one or more of the following ways:
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments your colleagues made.
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Reference:
Triplett N. (1898). The dynoamogenic factors in pace-making and competition. American Journal of Psychology 9 507533.
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