Lillie is a team leader at Salesplus.com.Her team is made up of 15 members.Recently,she has noticed a tendency of some team members to participate much less than others.They seem uninterested and content to let others do the work.This is called:

A) groupthink.
B) social loafing.
C) group polarization.
D) process loss.

The tendency of some team members to participate much less than others and let others do the work is called social loafing. Groupthink refers to the phenomenon where group members place too much emphasis on maintaining harmony and consensus, leading to poor decision-making. Group polarization refers to the phenomenon where group discussion leads to the strengthening of the initial position held by group members. Process loss refers to the inefficient or ineffective use of group resources and information.