Nolan is working with two other students on a class project.He is aware that the class is important to the others because it is a pre-med requirement;for his major,the class is unimportant.So,Nolan figures that they can do most of the work and he will do only what he has to.Nolan is demonstrating
A) social facilitation.
B) social loafing.
C) deindividuation.
D) group polarization

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Nolan is exhibiting social loafing - the tendency for individuals to exert less effort in a group task compared to when working alone, believing that their contribution is not crucial. This behavior is common when individuals believe their personal outcome is not affected by the group’s outcome (like Nolan).

Nolan Is Working with Two Other Students on a Class