While working on a group project in class, Dustin tries extra hard and volunteers to take on more work than the rest of the group. Based on this, fellow group members decide to slack off a little. Dustin's group is demonstrating _____
a. social facilitation
b. cognitive dissonancy
c. social loafing
d. disobedience
Answer: C
Rationale: My performance will not make a difference to the group's performance.
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