Dr. Flowers likes to assign her class group projects. Typically, she will organize students into groups of three and assign each group a different cooperative project. The students are assigned group grades; whatever grade the group earns is what each member of the group will receive, regardless of his or her individual effort on the project. One drawback of this assignment is the possibility that it could produce

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Social loafing occurs when individuals exert less effort when working in a group compared to when working alone, due to the shared responsibility and group grading system.

Dr Flowers Likes to Assign Her Class Group Projects