Jason, Paul, and Mark are working on a group project for their social psychology class. Jason believes that Paul is not doing as much work on the project as he and Mark are doing. If Jason is accurate in his perception, Paul is engaging in ________

A) distraction-conflict action
B) social loafing
C) reciprocity
D) deindividuation
E) social facilitation


Answer: B

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