Question

Jozmell, Christina, Jordan, and Melissa have been assigned to complete a group project for a class. Over the three weeks during which they developed and completed the project, Jozmell, Christina, and Jordan did most of the work. Melissa missed meetings, turned in inferior summaries of her assigned readings, and was quiet during brainstorming sessions. On the day of the project presentation, Melissa did a good job delivering her part of the presentation. For most of the project, Melissa was engaging in which of the following group processes?

a) Deindividuation
b) Group polarization
c) Groupthink
d) Social loafing

Answer 1

Melissa was engaging in social loafing.

Step-by-step explanation:

Melissa, who missed meetings, turned in inferior summaries, and was quiet during brainstorming sessions, was engaging in Social loafing. Social loafing refers to the phenomenon where individuals exert less effort in a group setting compared to when they are working individually. It occurs when individual performance cannot be evaluated, leading to a decrease in motivation and accountability.