Suppose That Four Students Are Working on a Group Project

question 46

Multiple Choice

Suppose that four students are working on a group project regarding colonialism in today's Democratic Republic of Congo.Who is MOST likely to engage in social loafing?

• A)Tom, an older student who is the only group member to have actually lived in the DRC.
• B)Amber, a history student who is obsessed with being top of the class
• C)Aniya, who is convinced that most of the other group members are incompetent
• D)Mandla, who is certain that he will get an 'A' in the class no matter how he performs on the group project

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Definitions:

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

A mental health disorder characterized by repetitive, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and irrational, excessive urges to do certain actions (compulsions).

Panic Disorder

A type of anxiety disorder characterized by sudden and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms such as chest pain, heart palpitations, or shortness of breath.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive bias where people judge the probability of an event by how much it resembles a typical case.

Prototypical Disorders

Mental health disorders characterized by a set of typical or standard symptoms that represent a common and recognizable example of the disorder.