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8.Tyler and Andrea recently bought a new home and are expecting their first child. Money is tight, and Tyler has been working 60 hours a week to cover the cost of the mortgage and to save for the baby's arrival. Often exhausted and stressed at the end of the day, Tyler has been more moody and argumentative than usual. Consequently, Andrea is becoming less satisfied in her relationship. Which of the concepts discussed in the chapter about the impact of stress on relationships best describes Andrea's situation? Explain your choice.


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Sucker Effect

A phenomenon where individuals reduce their effort in group tasks to avoid feeling like they are being exploited or doing more work than others.

Free Riding

Free riding refers to the behavior of benefiting from the contributions of others in a group or community effort without contributing oneself.

Social Loafing

The phenomenon whereby individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.

Ringelmann Effect

The phenomenon by which individual productivity decreases as the size of a group increases, due to coordination and motivational losses.

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