Social loafing is
A) the process of losing one's sense of personal identity.
B) the process through which the desire for group harmony leads to poor decision making.
C) the process through which the presence of other group members leads to decreased individual effort.
D) the process through which a group's initial opinion becomes more extreme after discussion.
Answer: C
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A. the double-blind effect B. testimonials C. correlational effects D. confounding effects
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