In a brainstorming session of ten team members,three team members are contributing very little to the session,thereby making the high performing members feel like "deviants" from the low group average.Social comparison may make the high performing group members overly conscious of their above-average work level,and begin to match their performance to the least productive members.This phenomenon is best described as:
A)cognitive goal setting.
B)divergent thinking.
C)exploitation.
D)performance matching

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The described phenomenon is best described as performance matching, which occurs when high-performing individuals lower their level of performance to match that of less productive group members due to social comparison. This is not cognitive goal setting, which involves setting specific goals to reach a desired outcome, or divergent thinking, which involves generating multiple ideas or solutions. Exploitation is also not the correct choice as it does not accurately describe the described phenomenon.

In a Brainstorming Session of Ten Team Members,three Team Members