Exam 9: Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

For Halloween, Jeff wears a sheet and goes to a party as a ghost. How is this costume likely to influence his behavior? He will __________.

Josh is the president of his college residence hall, and he is therefore expected to act in a respectable, dignified manner when he attends campus functions. What social psychological phenomenon does this illustrate?

A high level of group cohesiveness would be LEAST beneficial to which of the following groups?

Norm and Vera are feuding over where to go out to dinner. Norm wants to go to Denny's for the Grand Slam, but Vera wants to go to Sizzler for the all-you-can-eat salad bar. Finally, exchanging a series of proposals and counterproposals, they settle on a new diner in town that has both cheap food and a salad bar. This situation is an example of __________.

All things being equal, __________ from __________ cultures would be most likely to engage in social loafing.

"Don't talk during the movie" and "Cross the street at the corner or crosswalk" are examples of __________.

Based on work on deindividuation, in which context is Janine MOST likely to make offensive comments toward Harry, with whom she is angry?

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

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

One reason why the presence of others is arousing is that it can be __________, which is a very cognitive explanation as to why people tend to perform worse at more difficult tasks in the presence of others.

The "prisoner's dilemma" game is an excellent vehicle for studying social conflicts in the laboratory because __________.

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

You are the leader of a labor union on strike against management. The conflict has escalated, and there is anger and mistrust on both sides of the conflict. Management is about to declare bankruptcy and union strike benefits are running low. You want to resolve the conflict as quickly as possible and reach an agreement that both sides will accept as binding. What should you do?

Your text describes Steve Jobs as a creative, unorthodox leader, who was successful at getting Apple Computer started, but later was removed from his leadership role when the company was well-established and he was being less effective leading a billion-dollar corporation. This illustrates the importance of __________

Normally, Wanda never drinks. However, at a recent party, she is surrounded by a crowd of people who are drinking. Based on what your text says about deindividuation, Wanda is most likely to __________.

According to the authors of your text, threats __________.

The experiment that involved opening Panera Cares where people could dine and then choose to pay the recommended fee, less than the fee, or more than the fee, resulted in what conclusion?

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 __________.

The phenomenon of groupthink is most likely to occur when a group is under stress, highly __________, and when the leader is very __________.

What is group polarization? Make sure to describe the cognitive and motivational factors that contribute to group polarization.