Exam 8: Group Processes

Jamal studied long and hard for his psychology exam,has mastered the material,and can answer any question that anyone poses.When he enters the classroom on the day of the examination,the room is more crowded than it's been all term.In this situation,Jamal should

Which of the following leaders is most likely to be evaluated negatively?

Most social psychologists agree that which of the following are two causes of deindividuation?

With regard to leadership,most social psychologists would agree that

Which of the following collections of people best represents the social-psychological concept of a SOCIAL group?

Why is an individual's performance on a task undertaken with others better on complex tasks than on simple tasks?

Why did allowing (and even requiring)participants to communicate when they played the Trucking Game (Deutsch & Krauss,1962)fail to engender trust and cooperation?

A(n)_______ leader is primarily concerned with workers' feelings and relationships with one another.

According to Irving Janis (1972,1982),groupthink occurs when groups value _______ over _______.

Ann is a leader who inspires her employees to look at the broad,long-term goals of her company.She is able to get her employees to find a common goal and she really thinks outside of the box.Ann's leadership style is best described as

In India,women were traditionally permitted to occupy only the roles of mother,wife,agricultural laborer,or domestic worker.A social psychologist would likely assert that which of these is an example of a cost of social roles?

Deindividuation is defined as the feeling of anonymity that often results in

Steven Karau and Kipling Williams (1993)conducted a review of over 150 studies of social loafing.They found that in general,the tendency to engage in social loafing is greater in men than in women because

Deindividuation

Social loafing is likely to impair performance _______ and to enhance performance _______.

Robert Baron (1986)has found that flashing lights can cause the same social facilitation effects as the presence of other people.These findings support the idea that _______ is the source of arousal that enhances performance on simple tasks.

"We will not talk about other members behind their backs and we will never divulge one another's secrets to anyone,inside or outside this group." The preceding statement reflects

Luke and Laura have been dating off and on for years and have finally decided to break it off for good.Which of the following best illustrates an integrative solution to their dilemma of dividing up their possessions?

The evaluation apprehension explanation for the source of arousal that produces social facilitation posits that _______ leads to increased arousal,and thus enhanced performance on simple tasks.

Roy Baumeister and Mark Leary (1995)argue that the need to belong to groups is present in all societies because