Exam 12: Groups

After a group discusses an issue, the group members are likely to have a_________________extreme position on the side of the issue that the group initially favored because they are likely to .

Because of later research, the term "risky shift" has been replaced by the term

What is group polarization?

Aspects of "real" groups include

Social facilitation is the process

Groupthink occurs when the group has a lively debate about the pros and cons of a decision and then democratically chooses the best course of action.

Stanley Schachter's (1959) classic studies on fear and affiliation concluded that

Which of the following features of group discussions is most likely to make the group decision better than individual decisions?

Individuals holding a minority view will be most persuasive when they

Explain what a transformational leader is and discuss the characteristics of transformational leadership. Give examples as to how the these characteristics are manifested by the transformational leader.

When minorities successfully argue their positions, which of the following is most likely to happen?

Social scientists have found that computer simulations of human social behavior

Ringelmann (1913) proposed that social loafing could partly be a result of

Working in groups can increase overall effectiveness or productivity when

What is a group?

According to the concept of social facilitation, the presence of other people__________________________________physiological arousal, which improves performance on_________________tasks.

Groups are likely to desire additional leadership when

Members of non-Western, collectivistic cultures are more likely to loaf on group tasks.

Transactive memory is more likely to lead to more accurate decisions if

Describe transactive memory and how it can improve accuracy in decisions.