A Group of Students Have Been Asked to Prepare a Presentation

question 31

Multiple Choice

A group of students have been asked to prepare a presentation on the morphology of the human heart. The students divide the work amongst themselves. Hari notices that Shipra is putting her slides together in a hurry while listening to a comedy podcast. He feels that he need not put in much effort either in completing his assigned slides. In this scenario, which phenomenon is causing Hari to avoid work?

• A)Free riding
• B)Evaluation apprehension
• C)Social facilitation
• D)The bad apple effect

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