Isaiah, an employee at Lakeside Ventures Inc., is assigned a team project. He is concerned about this project because his compensation is partly dependent upon the team's performance. One of his team members, Connor, thinks his contributions are not important and decides to let the rest of the team members do the work. Two other team members, Neena and Tariq, work hard as long as all are together, but do not work well on their own. Isaiah has the responsibility of keeping his team members motivated in order to improve their performance.Which term best describes the behaviors of Neena and Tariq?

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Neena and Tariq's behavior is best described by the social facilitation effect, which suggests that people tend to perform better on simple tasks when in the presence of others than when alone. Their increased effort when together but decreased effort when alone aligns with this concept.

Isaiah, an Employee at Lakeside Ventures Inc