Someone is asked to scream and clap as loud as she can. If she is alone she screams louder than if she is screaming as part of a group of people who are all screaming as loud as they can. This is an example of what psychologists call

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This phenomenon is known as social loafing, which refers to the tendency of individuals to put forth less effort when they are part of a group performing the same task than when they are performing the task alone. In this scenario, the individual screams louder when alone than when screaming as part of a group, illustrating the reduction in individual effort due to the presence of others performing the same task.

Someone Is Asked to Scream and Clap as Loud as She