Kerr, Norbert L., Bruun, S. E. (1981) Ringelmann Revisited: Alternative Explanations for the Social Loafing Effect. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 7 (2). pp. 224-231. ISSN 0146-1672. E-ISSN 1552-7433. (doi:10.1177/014616728172007) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:42548)
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Abstract
Recent work suggests that group members' motivation for certain types of tasks declines as group size increases. Two experiments examined alternative explanations for this effect. The results of the first study disconfirmed the "me first" explanation, which holds that the effect occurs only when an individual performs in several different size groups. The second experiment supported the "hide-in—the crowd"explanation, which holds that member anonymity increases with group size for the tasks which have yielded the effect.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1177/014616728172007 |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
| Depositing User: | M.L. Barnoux |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Aug 2014 11:40 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 10:26 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/42548 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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