Social Loafing

What a cool phrase! Today we learned about some other concepts of group psychology, and social loafing is one of them. It's basically the effect that takes place when the tug of war is on, and each individual member of the group chooses to work less hard than they might if pulling on their own.
Deindividuation is what happens when someone feels free to cyber bully, and say things they would never say in person.
Here are some of the interesting facts that have been discovered about groups after lots of studies...

10 Rules That Govern Groups

What most groups of people have in common.

Much of our lives are spent in groups with other people: we form groups to socialise, earn money, play sport, make music, even to change the world. But although groups are diverse, many of the psychological processes involved are remarkably similar.

Here are 10 insightful studies that give a flavour of what has been discovered about the dynamics of group psychology.

1. Groups can arise from almost nothing

2. Initiation rites improve group evaluations

3. Groups breed conformity

4. Learn the ropes or be ostracised

5. You become your job

6. Leaders gain trust by conforming

7. Groups can improve performance…

8. …but people will loaf

9. The grapevine is 80% accurate

10. Groups breed competition