People Who Exert Less Effort on a Task When Working

question 126

Multiple Choice

People who exert less effort on a task when working in a group than they do when working individually are engaging in __________

• A) groupthink.
• B) social loafing.
• C) social conformity.
• D) malingering.

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Definitions:

Fossil Record

The accumulation of evidence in rock layers about the history of life on Earth, including the remains or imprints of organisms from past geologic ages.

Homo Sapiens

Modern human species.

Quaternary

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Extinction

The elimination of a species; occurs when the last individual member of a species dies; see background extinction and mass extinction.