Eisa and Reuben have been assigned to do a group project with two other students from their statistics class. They are aware that they earn higher grades than the other group members and expect that the other students will engage in ________________; believing that Eisa and Reuben will do most of the work because they understand statistics better.
A) social loafing
B) social facilitation
C) the norm of reciprocity
D) group polarization

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Social loafing describes when individuals in a group exert less effort than if they were working alone, often due to the belief that their individual effort will not impact the overall outcome as much as the efforts of others. In this scenario, the belief that Eisa and Reuben will do most of the work is likely to result in social loafing by the other group members.

Eisa and Reuben Have Been Assigned to Do a Group