The Product Team for Scrubbie Soap Cannot Agree on the Best

question 53

Multiple Choice

The product team for Scrubbie Soap cannot agree on the best way to promote the new product. Each member of the team has developed successful campaigns for other products, but together the members can't seem to reach consensus on Scrubbie Soap. This is an example of which pitfall of teamwork?

• A) social loafing
• B) synergy
• C) groupthink
• D) conflict

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Definitions:

Vibrating Molecules

Vibrating molecules are the movement of atoms within molecules that occurs due to thermal energy, responsible for phenomena such as temperature and sound propagation through materials.

Wave

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another across a medium or vacuum, characterized by its amplitude, wavelength, and frequency.

Auditory Canal

The tube-like structure that leads from the outer ear to the eardrum, transmitting sound waves to the middle ear.

Sound Waves

Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium, which can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.