The Köhler Effect

  Have you ever worked in a group? If so, you may be able to recall some situations in which you’ve felt highly motivated and others in which you’ve felt exhausted. In fact, as a human being, you use two strategies to enhance your motivation when working in a group. You try to compensate socially and you make use of the Köhler effect. In groups, there are sometimes members who parasitize. This means that the overall workload can end up being uneven which affects individual motivation. The end result is a loss of quality. To a certain extent, this can…