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social compensation

Definition

Social compensation is superior effort exerted when an individual works on a collective task as compared with working individually or coactively. Collective tasks involve combining all group members' contributions, which means that members are evaluated together. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Social Compensation]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/social_compensation

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