Exam 12: Groups

Mark,a shy and sensitive student,finds himself yelling obscenities and performing highly aggressive acts when involved in a large student demonstration against a proposal to increase his college's tuition fee by 50%.Mark's behavior is most likely an example of

According to Postmes and Spears (1998),people in groups become deindividuated as a result of their increased sensitivity to

People in individualistic societies are more likely to join multiple performance groups because

The effects of transformational leadership on the group typically are

Roles,status hierarchy,and a communication network are components of

What is social loafing? Give two examples.Why does social loafing occur,and how can social loafing be reduced?

Your text discusses two primary reasons that motivate people to become leaders despite the great costs of leadership.Which are they?

What is group polarization?

People with physically mature facial features such as a broad jaw,narrow eyes and angular face are ________ likely to become leaders because ________.

What is a group?

Deindividuation is

Suppose that you are in a hospital where you are waiting for surgery.According to research,you would prefer to share a room with a person who

What is social facilitation? Provide an example.

Dave is working on a problem solving task with five other students from his class.Most of the members of this team are very sociable and they get along very well.They are considering including a new person,Steve,on their team.Steve,although conscientious,is not very sociable.Using your knowledge about social groups,what would you advise this team?

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

A transformational leader is able to

What are the advantages and the disadvantages of having diversity in a group?

Interdependence,group identity,and structured relations contribute to

In the computer simulation of the Westgate neighborhood referred to in your text,the residents of the community initially had a variety of opinions about the council.The result of the computer simulation showed that