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 rather than 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. It is impossible to say; it appears group size effects depend on other variables.
B
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