A lot is riding on the success of this project. All nine members will share in the rewards. But Ted just doesn't have time to complete his assignment so he rationalizes that no one outside the group will know what he did or did not do anyway. Ted is engaged in ________.
A) nonconventionality
B) group norms
C) groupthink
D) social loafing

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Ted is exhibiting social loafing, which refers to the tendency for individuals to exert less effort when working in a group compared to when working alone. He is relying on the group's success to still receive a share of the rewards, even though he is not completing his assigned task.

A Lot Is Riding on the Success of This Project