Exam 8: Group Processes

Research by Gardner and Knowles (2008)illustrated that even the presence of a photograph of _____ impacted performance such that participants did better on ___ tasks and worse on ____ tasks.

You and your roommate love to play complex word games while watching TV.Based on research by Gardner and Knowles (2008),if you want to win the game what kind of TV program should be showing?

Consider the following destructive acts: soccer fans bludgeoning one another,fans at rock concerts trampling one another to death to secure good seats,and Klansmen lynching African-Americans.All of these are examples of the dangerous effects of

In one condition of an experiment conducted by Gerald Stasser (Stasser & Titus,1985),all group members had access to the same information,and in another condition,members had unique information that other group members didn't know.In the second (unshared information)condition,the group made a worse decision than in the first (shared information)condition.This occurred because groups

Which of the following situations best illustrates process loss?

Jennifer is the leader of a college student group whose goal is to steal the mascot of a rival university the week before the big football game.In planning the heist,Jennifer should _______ to prevent groupthink and ensure that her group is successful in devising the best possible plan.

When people or roaches undertake a difficult task,the presence of others _______ performance; whereas when they undertake a simple task,the presence of others _______ performance.

Recall the experiment by Jurgen Rehm,Michael Steinleitner,and Waldemar Lilli (1987)in which teams of German school children played handball.Results of this experiment in which children wore their own clothing or team uniforms revealed that

A(n)_______ leader is more concerned with getting the job done than with the feelings of and relationships between workers.

How do norms differ from roles? Norms _______,whereas roles _______.

_______ exists when two or more people are interdependent and need to rely on one another to achieve their needs or goals.

A leadership style that is warm,helpful,kind,and concerned with the welfare of others is ________,while a leadership style that is assertive,controlling,independent,dominant and self-confident is ________.

According to the authors of your text book,one cost of roles is that individuals can lose their personal identities as individuals.A second cost is that

Consider the following anti-social acts: European soccer fans sometimes attack and bludgeon players and other fans,in the U.S.mobs of whites would lynch African-Americans,and in Canada a young man was beaten to death by a group of disguised youths.What do these situations have in common?

Dr.Garrett is Chris's supervisor at work.If Dr.Garrett is an assertive leader,under what conditions is Chris most likely to give Dr.Garrett an unfavorable evaluation? If Dr.Garrett is _______ and Chris is _______.

Ivan Steiner (1972)has defined _______ as any aspect of group interaction that impedes good problem-solving.

Assume that Chris has been appointed the team leader on a new software development project.If Chris is a(n)_______ and uses a(n)_______ leadership style,Chris is likely to be evaluated negatively.

You will be working with a group of students on a class project soon,and your instructor lets you choose who you would want in your group.Based on the established gender and cultural differences in terms of social loafing,who would you most want in your group,and why?

One reason that deindividuation often leads to impulsive or destructive behaviours is that the presence of many other people can reduce self-awareness,thus making people

Which of the following is NOT an antecedent of groupthink?