Exam 8: Group Processes

Cohesion does seem to exert a causal effect on group performance.Whether this effect occurs depends upon all except which of the following?

The idea that a species' brain size is related to the social complexity of their environment is called the

Three people in the same place at the same time who are working on a common activity but not interacting with one another are best described as a

According to Zajonc,social facilitation

What would be an effective way for a leader to reduce the possibility of group think?

Kelly always remembers the information about family events,birthdays,finances,and so forth.Her spouse,Kirk,always remembers the information about world history,politics,news events,and so forth.Together,they are able to remember much more than they would alone because they have developed a(n)______________system.

In her group,Melanie is always the one who breaks the tension with a funny story and provides a shoulder to cry on when things go wrong.She can be described as playing a(n)______________role.

Groups tend to outperform individuals on

Deborah has just joined a sorority at her school.She is unsure what she should wear when she goes to eat at the sorority's dining hall.Her concern reflects Deborah's uncertainty of the

Mr.Belding notices that his students seem to put more effort into their individual assignments than into their group projects.This is most likely the result of

The characteristics of groups that contribute to groupthink include all of the following except group

Groups include all of the following essential components except

The theory that being with others will produce social facilitation effects only when those others take one's attention away from the task at hand is known as the

Based on the social comparison explanation of group polarization,group members' attitudes toward an issue should be most influenced by

The perception that members of different groups belong to a larger whole that encompasses both groups is called

Research by Zajonc's et al.(1969)in which cockroaches run in simple or complex mazes alone,in pairs,or with an audience provides support for which explanation of social facilitation?

According to the______________,whether deindividuation affects people for better or for worse depends on a group's characteristics and norms as well as the group's power to act according to those norms.

An increase in group performance such that the group outperforms the individuals who comprise the group is called

A negotiated reduction to a conflict in which all parties obtain outcomes that are superior to those they would have obtained from an equal division of contested resources is called a(n)

At crowded parties,Amy loses her sense of self and,as a result,often behaves in ways that she later regrets.These parties seem to create in Amy a state of