Question

When a large audience is asked to clap as loudly as possible, it was observed that the bigger the group size, the more the increase in noise, but the amount of noise each participant made was reduced. This phenomenon is called:

• A. Social facilitation
• B. Social Loafing
• C. Social rejection
• D. Social participation

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The phenomenon described in the question is known as "Social Loafing." This occurs when individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group compared to when they work alone. In the context of the question, when people clap in a large group, each participant tends to put in less effort due to the diffusion of responsibility among the group members, leading to a decrease in the noise output per person.

The other options: 

• Social facilitation: Refers to the tendency for people to perform tasks better when they are in the presence of others.
• Social rejection: Involves the feeling of being excluded or ignored by a group.
• Social participation: Means actively engaging and being part of a group or community activities.

Therefore, the correct answer is Social Loafing.

Answer 2

• Social loafing refers to the phenomenon where individuals exert less effort when working in a group compared to when working alone. In the example, as the group size increased, the individual contribution to the overall noise decreased. This reduction in effort per person is a classic case of social loafing. 
• Social facilitation is the tendency for people to perform better on simple tasks in the presence of others, which is not applicable here since the individual effort decreases. 
• Social rejection refers to being excluded or dismissed from a group, which does not relate to the context of this question.
• Social participation refers to involvement in activities within a community or group, which also does not apply to the reduced effort phenomenon observed.