Jack and Max Work Together on a Research Project

Jack and Max work together on a research project. Their goal is to present the results at a couple of conferences at the end of the year, and also write them up for a scholarly article. These students are likely to

A) Challenge each other's thinking and conclusions
B) Hold on to resources and information without sharing them with the others
C) Lose their direction and engage in trivial discussions at length
D) Have a lower level of aspiration than if they worked alone