One potentially disastrous way that election polls could influence voter behavior, according to sophiamoskalen1
What is social loafing?
Social loafing happens with different tasks, not just rope pulling. For instance, when asked to cheer and clap, participants produce less noise when they think they are part of a cheering group than when they cheer alone . Social loafing also happens outside of psychologists’ labs: in the workplace , in higher, and in charitable giving . Factors that increase social loafing include anonymity, low personal responsibility for the outcome, and low personal reward for the outcome.
Clinton’s double-digit lead in the polls two weeks before the 2016 election and the pundits all but announcing her victory likely created perfect conditions for social loafing among her supporters. Why make the effort when the goal is already at hand? This thought might have led many to stay home on Election Day instead of voting.
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