Suppose you, Neha, and Sam are working together on a class project. Although the group agreed to exchange drafts of their respective sections next Monday, you e$-$mailed your part to everyone $3$ days ahead of schedule. Neha and Sam were very pleased because you have a reputation for being late and making up lame excuses. Neha laughed and said, $$You were late when registering for the class and didn$$t buy the textbook until the second week of the semester. Now, you have done something ahead of time for once. What a surprise!$$ Both Neha and Sam said they needed the weekend to work on their sections, but they still planned to circulate them on Monday.

You had a smug grin on your face as you sent your section of the project ahead of schedule. You knew that Neha and Sam would be surprised because doing so showslow consistency with your past behavior with group projects.

$$Wow$,$ you thought, $$I am the only person who has finished a section of the project so far, and Neha and Sam will not have their parts done until Monday.$$ Your circulating your section of the project early reflectslow consensus with the group$$s overall performance.

You admit that you procrastinated and did not register for the class on time and were slow to buy the textbook. Thus, compared with your general pattern of behavior, being early with your contribution to the project reflectshigh distinctiveness $.$