Researchers (Karau & Williams, 1993) reviewed more than 150 studies on social loafing, and found that the tendency to loaf is stronger in men than in women. Why is this true, according to work by Eagly (1987) and Wood (1987)?
a. Men typically occupy positions of higher status than do women.
b. Women are higher in relational interdependence than men.
c. Women have less power than men, who induce women to do more work.
d. Women's tasks are typically more complex than the typical male task.
Answer: B
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