How did Latané,Williams,and Harkins,in their classic study of social loafing,distinguish between productivity loss caused by loafing,and loss caused by coordination problems?
A)They studied highly motivated people in one condition,and unmotivated people in another.
B)They led some people to believe they were working in groups when they were alone.
C)They had some people work at collective tasks,whereas others worked on a coaction task.
D)They trained some groups to eliminate coordination problems,but did not train others.
E)They set clear,difficult but attainable goals for some groups,but other groups had no goals.

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In their study, Latané, Williams, and Harkins distinguished between productivity loss caused by social loafing and loss caused by coordination problems by leading some people to believe they were working in groups when, in fact, they were working alone. This approach allowed them to isolate the effect of social loafing by removing the potential for coordination issues that naturally occur in group settings.

How Did Latané,Williams,and Harkins,in Their Classic Study of Social Loafing,distinguish