Danni and Michelle were the co-captains of their high school's small environmental action club, and now that they are at college, they have joined a large club with a similar mission. However, Danni has noticed that Michelle's behavior changed once they joined up with a larger group of students. Once a passionate and tireless worker, Michelle now seems content to sit back and let others do the work. Which of the following terms seems to describe the change in Michelle's behavior?

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Social loafing is a phenomenon where individuals in a group tend to exert less effort than they would if they were working alone. This is often due to a perception of diminished individual responsibility and diffusion of effort. In this case, Michelle's behavior seems to have changed after joining a larger group, which could be a result of her feeling less personally responsible for the success of the group's mission.

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