Which of the following statements is true regarding the effect of culture on social loafing?
A) Social loafing is consistent with collective societies.
B) In studies comparing U.S. employees with employees from the People's Republic of China, the Chinese showed very high propensity to engage in social loafing.
C) Social loafing is not consistent with individualistic culture.
D) In studies comparing U.S. employees with employees from the People's Republic of China and Israel, the Chinese and Israelis actually performed better in a group than alone.
E) As compared to U.S employees, employees from Israel have a higher propensity to engage in social loafing.

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Studies have shown that in collectivist cultures such as China and Israel, individuals are more likely to perform better in a group than alone, which is opposite to the behavior observed in individualistic cultures. Therefore, option D is the correct statement. Options A, B, C, and E are all false statements.

Which of the Following Statements Is True Regarding the Effect