The New Professor (Scenario)Dan Powell received his Ph.D. and has begun teaching at a large university. Prior to his first day of class, Dan's department head met with him and explained what was expected of a new professor in terms of maintaining discipline in his classroom and providing students with a challenging course. Later that week, Dan met with other professors in a faculty meeting. During that meeting, a number of issues were discussed. Although Dan did not agree with all of them, he did not feel comfortable voicing his opinion because he was less experienced than the other professors. Many of the senior professors were also reluctant to discuss issues.Midway through his first semester, one of the teams in Dan's class came to him with a problem. Of the four team members, all of
them were doing their jobs except Stacey. The group had agreed to have Stacey as a member since they all knew she had a high GPA and worked hard on all of her individual assignments. However, as a team member the group agreed that they were not getting Stacey's best efforts. Which of the following is a possible explanation for Stacey's behavior?
A. social loafing
B. groupthink
C. role conflict
D. status differentiation
Answer: A
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