Exam 9: Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Which of the following people is most likely to be hired for leadership positions?

Dozens of social-psychological experiments on the topic of social facilitation have employed people and a variety of animals and insects. One consistent finding has emerged from these many studies:

The study group you belong to is discussing class materials for the upcoming exam. Based on research presented in your text about information sharing, which type of material would group members be most likely to focus on?

A social dilemma is defined as a conflict in which the most beneficial action for an individual will ________ if ________.

Negotiation as a means of resolving conflict doesn't work as often as it might because in most conflicts

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

Integrative solutions to conflict are most likely to be reached when

According to research, most people believe recall a room temperature that is ________ when they are asked to recall being rejected by others. Why is this?

You are a member of a team of detectives and police investigators who are trying to solve a crime. Based on information in your text about information sharing in groups, what would be the best way for your team to discuss the crime and solve it accurately?

A police officer is trying to disband an angry mob of protesters. Based on what your text states about deindividuation, which of the following would be the best strategy to use?

Although social groups vary tremendously (e.g., families, sororities, sports teams, religious congregations), they are all alike in that

As the authors of your text discuss, when a member of Kennedy's cabinet expressed concern over the plan to invade Cuba, the attorney general (and Kennedy's brother) pulled the dissenter aside and told him to support Kennedy's decision. In this case, the attorney general was acting as a

Women's roles have changed in the U.S. during the twentieth century-from being higher status and more educated, to a dip in status during the post-WWII era, to a rise in status with the feminist movement. The logical outcome of this change is that women's average level of the personality trait ________ has changed correspondingly.

You are playing a "game" against another person, and you have to choose an option without knowing what your partner will choose. In this instance, you must choose how much money you will choose to contribute to a common pot versus keep in your own account when having X amount in the common pot would bring a benefit to you both. The situation you are in is known as a

According to a social comparison interpretation, group polarization tends to occur because individuals can present themselves in a more ________ light by taking slightly more ________ positions than the norm of the group.

Members of a twelve-person jury all took slightly different notes of the testimony they heard. When they get together, everyone has written information about the physical description of the assailant, one wrote down the defendant's alibi, three people wrote details of the crime, and four other people wrote information about the credibility of the eye-witnesses. Based on how groups tend to share information (as presented in your text), which piece of information will the jury be most likely to spend the most time discussing?

Which is the proper order of the processes in Zajonc's explanation for social facilitation?

In a study conducted by Zajonc and his colleagues (1969), they examined the question of whether organisms perform better in the presence of others or alone, using ________ as participants.

Social ________ refers to the tendency of people to do worse on simple tasks and better on complex tasks when they are in the presence of others and when their individual performance cannot be evaluated.

Integrative solutions are