Decrease in motivation to exert effort because of the presence of others

Decrease in motivation to exert effort because of the presence of others

• A. Social loafing
• B. Social facilitation
• C. Social inhibition
• D. Social comparison

Answer: (A)

This description matches social loafing. When people work in a group, accountability for individual effort tends to dilute, and some individuals may rely on others to carry the load, leading to a decrease in personal motivation to exert effort. This is different from social facilitation, where performance tends to improve in the presence of others; social inhibition, where anxiety in social settings can impair performance; and social comparison, which involves judging oneself against others rather than a general drop in effort due to group presence.

This description matches social loafing. When people work in a group, accountability for individual effort tends to dilute, and some individuals may rely on others to carry the load, leading to a decrease in personal motivation to exert effort. This is different from social facilitation, where performance tends to improve in the presence of others; social inhibition, where anxiety in social settings can impair performance; and social comparison, which involves judging oneself against others rather than a general drop in effort due to group presence.