Glossary F

Deutsch: Trittbrettfahrer-Effekt / Español: Efecto del polizón / Português: Efeito carona / Français: Effet passager clandestin / Italiano: Effetto scroccone

Free Rider Effect refers to a phenomenon in social psychology where individuals benefit from resources, goods, or services without contributing to the cost or effort involved in obtaining them. This effect is observed in various group and societal contexts, where the collective actions of a group are required to achieve a common goal or maintain a public good. In the context of psychology, the free rider effect is often discussed in relation to social loafing, group dynamics, and the challenges of collective action.

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Free riders refer to the people who benefit from the group but give little in return.

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Free riding when an individual contributes less to a collective task when he or she believes that other group members will compensate for his or her lack of effort.

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Free will for Beccaria and the classical school, even though people are hedonistic, they also possess reason, and can therefore calculate the course of action that is really in their self -interest.

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Free-floating Anxiety refers to Anxiety not associated with a particular object, event, or situation.

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Free-gift technique refers to a strategy to increase compliance, based on the fact that giving someone a small gift increases the likelihood of agreement with a subsequent request.

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Free-runing refers to a condition in which a subject is cut off from zeitgebers, allowing it to adjust to an individualized cycle. Please see Zeitgebers.

Free-running rhythm refers to circadian or circannual rhythm that is not being periodically reset by light or other cues.

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