Given Max Ringelmann's  Early Research Looking at Group Size and Individual

question 136

Multiple Choice

Given Max Ringelmann's  early research looking at group size and individual effort, should we expect Student X to put in a different amount of effort depending on whether she worked on a history project in a five-person group or a two-person group?

• A)Yes, we should expect her to work harder in the five-person group.
• B)Yes, we should expect her to work harder in the two-person group.
• C)No, we should expect her to work equally hard in both groups.
• D)This is impossible to determine; it appears that there are no predictable patterns regarding group size and individual effort.

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