Which of the following strategies might help solve or at least alleviate the problem of social loafing?
A) assigning more group members to a project
B) giving names to teams and T-shirts to their members
C) randomly assigning members to teams
D) making sure dissent is never welcome or tolerated

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Giving names to teams and providing T-shirts to their members promotes team cohesion and identity, which can reduce social loafing. Assigning more group members to a project (A) may increase the likelihood of social loafing as individuals may feel less responsible for the outcome. Randomly assigning members to teams (C) may not promote a sense of identity and could lead to individuals feeling disconnected from the task. Making sure dissent is never welcome or tolerated (D) can lead to groupthink and decrease the quality of the group's decision-making process.

Which of the Following Strategies Might Help Solve or at Least