Suppose That Four Students Are Working on a Group Project

question 78

Multiple Choice

Suppose that four students are working on a group project regarding the Cultural Revolution in China. 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 China during the Cultural Revolution
• B) Gina, an East Asian Studies major who is obsessed with having a perfect GPA
• C) Priscilla, who is convinced that most of the other group members are incompetent
• D) Frank, 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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