________ occurs in teams when individuals believe that others will do the work for them, that their lack of efforts will go undetected, or that they will be the lone sucker who works hard while others do not.
A) Social loafing
B) Groupthink
C) Accommodation
D) The social facilitation effect
E) Group polarization
A) Social loafing
Explanation: Sometimes individuals work less hard and are less productive when they are members of a group. Such social loafing occurs when individuals believe that their contributions are not important, others will do the work for them, their lack of effort will go undetected, or they will be the lone sucker if they work hard but others do not.
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