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Post 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.
Then a description of a situation in which you experienced or observed negative consequences resulting from groupthink or group polarization. Then describe two consequences as a result of groupthink or group polarization in your example. Finally, using an article from the current literature, explain how one alternative to groupthink or group polarization could have been used in that situation.
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Running Head: SOCIAL FACILITATION, SOCIAL INHIBITION, AND SOCIAL LOAFING 1
Social Facilitation, Social Inhibition, and Social Loafing
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SOCIAL FACILITATION, SOCIAL INHIBITION, AND SOCIAL LOAFING
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When an organization decides to assign a task to groups, there is a chance that the team
will come across various behaviors such as social inhibition, social facilitation, and social
loafing. In groups, some members tend to be more engaged in accomplishing the task or goals of
their team. On the other hand, others put less effort to attain the goals of the group. In other
situations, some members tend to avoid contributing anything at all. These behaviors are present
in cases where people are expected to work as a group because when alone individuals work
properly.
Social inhibition refers to the tendency of an individual in a group to avoid a situation or
contributing anything (Stainton, 2011). Individ...
