At a factory job,Samantha's output was measured at the end of each day by calculating the productivity of the team of workers she belonged to.As the team members were not held individually accountable,this allowed Samantha to exert less effort in her work.In this scenario,Samantha's behavior is a typical example of
A)the confirmation bias.
B)group polarization.
C)social loafing.
D)social facilitation.

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Samantha is exhibiting social loafing, which occurs when individuals exert less effort in a group setting where individual contributions are not evaluated or held accountable. This behavior is common when individuals feel less responsibility for the overall outcome and can hide behind the contributions of others in the group. The other choices (confirmation bias, group polarization, and social facilitation) are not relevant to this scenario.

At a Factory Job,Samantha's Output Was Measured at the End