Social loafing is ________
A) a disincentive for being part of a highly cohesive group
B) an increase in motivation and effort when individuals work collectively in a group
C) avoided when individual-level accountability for group performance is absent
D) a reduction in motivation and effort when individuals work collectively in a group
E) a reward for being part of a highly cohesive group
Answer: D
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In a classic experiment on cognitive dissonance, students did some boring, repetitive tasks and then had to tell another student, who was waiting to participate in the study, that the work was interesting and fun (Festinger & Carlsmith, 1959)
Half the students were offered $20 for telling this lie and the others only $1. Based on what you have learned about cognitive dissonance reduction, which students do you think decided later that the tasks had been fun after all? Why? Indicate whether this statement is true or false.