An individual who exerts less effort when working on a group task if individual contributions will not be evaluated is engaging in what is called

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Social loafing is the tendency for individuals to exert less effort when working on a group task compared to when working alone, especially if their individual contributions will not be evaluated. This is because they feel that their individual efforts will not be noticed or rewarded, and therefore, they can "loaf" or rely on the efforts of others in the group. The bystander effect refers to the phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help in an emergency situation when other people are present, diffusion of responsibility refers to the tendency for individuals to feel less personally responsible for taking action in a group setting, and pluralistic ignorance refers to the situation where individuals privately reject a norm, but believe others accept it, so they conform to the norm anyway.

An Individual Who Exerts Less Effort When Working on a Group