Mitigating Social Loafing in Teams

Within the realm of social psychology, group behavior is influenced by multiple complex factors that include conformity, group cohesion, and decision-making processes. Consider the concept of social loafing, which describes a tendency for individuals to exert less effort when working in a group compared to working alone. In a well-known experiment, researchers observed participants who were tasked with pulling on a rope in groups of varying sizes. They discovered that as group size increased, individual effort decreased. When analyzing group behavior, which of the following best exemplifies an intervention that might mitigate social loafing in a team setting?