Individual, gender, cultural, and task variables interact to produce social loafing. Who has the greatest potential for social loafing?
a. ?Diana is a female from a Western culture, enjoys intellectual challenges, and is writing a legal brief with a team.
b. ?Mei is a female from an Eastern culture and is preparing food for a large banquet with her extended family.
c. ?Yuanli is a male from an Eastern culture, enjoys intellectual tasks, and is preparing a report on legislative reform with his colleagues.
d. ?Robert is a male from a Western culture and is working in a group to pick up trash along the highway.
ANSWER:
d
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