You are a member of a group of five people whose task it is to address and stuff 1,000 envelopes for mailing. Research on __________ suggests that it would be better to give each person 200 envelopes to address alone, whereas research on __________ suggests that it would be better to have everyone work on the task together in the same room.
A) deindividuation; social loafing
B) social loafing; deindividuation
C) social loafing; social facilitation
D) social facilitation; social loafing

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Research on social loafing suggests that individuals may exert less effort when working in a group, so assigning each person 200 envelopes individually can help ensure accountability. Social facilitation suggests that people perform better on tasks when in the presence of others, so working together in the same room might enhance performance.

You Are a Member of a Group of Five People