Beatrice finds that one person working alone can scoop about 100 pounds of corn kernels per minute. When these people work in groups, each person's output drops to about 80 pounds per minute. What is this group process called?

A. Social interference
B. Deindividuation
C. Social loafing
D. Group polarization


Answer: C

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