The resident assistant of a campus residence hall notices that when a team of five students is assigned to clean the common room, the room is not as well cleaned as when only one student is assigned to clean it. What phenomenon does this example illustrate?

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This phenomenon is called social loafing, where individuals exert less effort when they work in a group compared to when they work alone. This is often observed in situations where individual contributions are difficult to assess, as in the case of cleaning a common room.

The Resident Assistant of a Campus Residence Hall Notices That