According to social identity theory:
A)teams are never as productive as individuals working alone.
B)the most effective teams have as many members as the organization can afford.
C)the team development process occurs more rapidly for heterogeneous teams than for homogeneous teams.
D)people define themselves by their group affiliations.
E)team members identify with their team only when they are publicly recognized as members of that team.

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Social identity theory proposes that individuals define themselves, in part, by their group affiliations. Therefore, the best choice is D. Choices A, B, C, and E are incorrect as they contradict the principles of social identity theory.

According to Social Identity Theory