Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility Why Group Assignments

Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility Why Group Assignments Can Be Frustrating Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility Mc. Graw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility Many Hands Make Light Work • Group members may be less motivated when performing additive tasks - Social loafing - Free-ride Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 18 -2

Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility Many Hands Make Light Work • To motivate group members, one strategy is to make individual performance identifiable Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 18 -3

Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility People in groups loaf less when… • The task is challenging • The task is appealing • The task is involving Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 18 -4

Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility Social Loafing Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 18 -5

Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility Social Facilitation or Social Loafing? Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 18 -6

Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility Social Loafing in Everyday Life • Groups also loaf less when their members are friends or identified with their group Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 18 -7