Which of the following is NOT a way of reducing social loafing?

NCERT (2025-26): “Social Loafing … Social loafing is a reduction in individual effort when working on a collective task, i.e. one in which outputs are pooled with those of other group members. An example of such a task is the game of tug-of-war. It is not possible for you to identify how much force each member of the team has been exerting. Such situations give opportunities to group members to relax and become a free rider.…”

“Social loafing may be reduced by:

• Making the efforts of each person identifiable.

• Increasing the pressure to work hard (making group members committed to successful task performance).

• Increasing the apparent importance or value of a task.

• Making people feel that their individual contribution is important.

• Strengthening group cohesiveness which increases the motivation for successful group outcome.”