Social facilitation and social loafing | Behavior | MCAT | Khan Academy

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1. Think about a group that you belong to now, which is very important to you.Identify one prescriptive norm and one proscriptive norm for this group.How do you think that these norms help the group function effectively?What do you think would happen if a group member violated those norms?
2. Describe a time when your performance improved through social facilitation.What were you doing, and how well do you think Zajonc's theory explained what happened?
3. Describe a time when you engaged in social loafing. Which factors you have reviewed in the text best explained your loafing behaviour?
4. Think of a time when you were working on a group project that did not seem to be going very well.Based on the research covered in this section, what techniques might you use to motivate the group to do better?