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

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This scenario illustrates social loafing, which occurs when individuals exert less effort when working in a group compared to when working alone. In this case, the presence of four other students may lead to a diffusion of responsibility, causing each individual to exert less effort in cleaning the bathroom.

The Resident Assistant of a Campus Residence Hall Notices That