Author: B. Kuo et al. (2006)
Please read the following scenario carefully and imagine that you are in this situation.
In one of your university courses, your professor pairs you up with another student to do a major research paper, which counts toward a large proportion of your final grade. You are assigned a topic and instructed to divide the research up between the two of you. Your partner does not take great interest in doing his/her share of the project. After a few weeks you feel that you are doing all the work and begin to get frustrated with your partner. Given that everyone is expected to do the same amount of work, you believe that this is unfair. You will both be graded on the final product, and no credit will be given for your effort.
If this happens to you, how likely would you use the following methods to deal with this situation?