You are a member of a group of 5 people whose task it is to address and stuff 1,000 envelopes for mailing.Research on ____ suggests that it would be better to give each person 200 envelopes to address alone,whereas research on ____ suggests that it would be better to have everyone work on the task together in the same room.

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Research on social loafing suggests that individuals may exert less effort when working in a group, so assigning each person 200 envelopes individually can help mitigate this. Social facilitation suggests that people perform better on tasks when in the presence of others, so working together in the same room might enhance performance.

You Are a Member of a Group of 5 People