Steve is very unhappy in his job and often displays his unhappiness by playing on his phone during meetings. Soon, Leslie begins playing games during meetings and Leslie is followed by Judy. This office is suffering from ____.
A) altruistic punishment
B) the social facilitation effect
C) the bad apple effect
D) deindividuation

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The bad apple effect refers to one person's negative behavior in a group leading to others adopting similar behavior. In this scenario, Steve's behavior of playing on his phone during meetings has led to Leslie and Judy also doing the same, indicating the bad apple effect is at play. Altruistic punishment refers to individuals punishing others for the greater good, social facilitation effect refers to improved performance when others are present, and deindividuation refers to individuals losing their sense of self in a group setting. None of these concepts apply to this scenario.

Steve Is Very Unhappy in His Job and Often Displays