While Working on a Group Project in Class, Dustin Tries

question 54

Multiple Choice

While working on a group project in class, Dustin tries extra hard and volunteers to take on more work than the rest of the group. Based on this, fellow group members decide to slack off a little. Dustin's group is demonstrating _____.

• A) social facilitation
• B) cognitive dissonancy
• C) social loafing
• D) disobedience

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Definitions:

Visual Cortex

The part of the cerebral cortex dedicated to processing visual information, enabling vision perception and recognition.

Chorda Tympani

A branch of the facial nerve that carries taste sensations from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and controls saliva production.

Taste

The sensation produced when a substance in the mouth reacts chemically with taste receptor cells located on taste buds.

Photoreceptor Cells

Cells in the retina that convert light into electrical signals, enabling vision by transmitting these signals to the brain.