additive task

a task or project that a group can complete by aggregating individual members’ efforts or contributions. An example is a five-person team pulling together on a rope. Groups usually outperform individuals on such tasks, but overall group productivity rarely reaches its maximum potential owing to social loafing. Compare compensatory task; conjunctive task; disjunctive task.

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English as a second language (ESL)

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