I believe that when people work in groups each member mentally sizes up every other member. The members then let those who seem to know the most about the task at hand—or just seem generally knowledgeable about groups—have a larger say in the group’s process. This theory probably has elements of several theoretical approaches, but if you focus on the theory’s most CENTRAL assumptions you would call it a ___ theory.

  a.  motivational
  b.  behavioral
  c.  systems
  d.  cognitive
  e.  biological


  d.  cognitive

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