Janet Conducts a Study and Finds That, Similar to Previous

question 19

Multiple Choice

Janet conducts a study and finds that, similar to previous research, students by themselves worked harder than students in groups (a phenomenon known as social loafing) . In addition, she found that social loafing could be lessened if the students in the group knew each other well. Janet's study represents

• A) replication.
• B) replication with extension.
• C) lack of control.
• D) a synthetic study.

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