Class members are asked to work cooperatively in groups on major course papers. every member of a group is to receive exactly the same grade based on the quality of the group's paper. this situation is most likely to lead to: a) social loafing. b) social facilitation. c) deindividuation. d) group polarization.

This situation is most likely to lead to Social loafing.

Option: (A)

Explanation:

Social loafing is a condition where the effort and motivation of the individuals decreases when they are assigned to complete a task in a group. As there are other group members to share the burden of failure or ineffectiveness, the group’s individual members feel less pressure to complete the task. This condition of social loafing is actually the result of decline in performance of individual member of the group but not really due to the collective performance decline. The individual usually contributes less than he/she would have contributed when working alone.