Exam 20: How Do Groups Intensify Decisions

Which of the following best reflects group polarization in a community?

When people learn about others' positions,without making a prior commitment and without discussing their own position,they will

According to Irving Janis,which of the following procedures is effective in preventing groupthink?

A false impression of what other people are thinking,feeling,or responding is what social psychologists call

Group polarization occurs when group discussion _____ group members' initial inclinations.

According to Festinger (1954),it is human nature to want to evaluate our opinions by

Myers and Bishop (1970)set up organized groups of relatively prejudiced and nonprejudiced high school students and asked them to respond-both before and after discussion-to issues involving racial attitudes.Results indicated that the discussions among like-minded students

The fact that people associate mostly with others whose attitudes are similar to their own suggests the prevalence of naturally occurring

You are hesitant to ask questions in class because you assume everyone else understands and you would therefore seem foolish.Your thinking best exemplifies

In the context of groupthink,the absence of dissent in a group is most likely to create

Students who join extracurricular groups on campus tend to find that their attitudes regarding the groups' purposes increase if they stay in the group.This is an example of

In the context of groupthink,rationalization and a stereotyped view of an opponent result in

The fact that active participation in discussion produces more polarization is best explained by

On what issues do persuasive arguments sway responses?

Julio is a directive leader of a highly cohesive student group on campus.When discussing important policy decisions,the group will be at greatest risk for groupthink if it is also

Teresa has joined the campus Amnesty International Group,and after attending a few of the meetings,she now feels even more passionate about human rights.Social psychologists would explain the change in Teresa's opinions using

Groupthink can be defined as

In the context of groupthink,_____ is a symptom that leads group members to overestimate their group's might and right.

According to social comparison theory,we are most persuaded by

Consistent with what is known about group polarization,Schkade and Sunstein (2003)found that on federal appellate court cases,a Republican judge sitting with two other Republican judges voted _____ than when sitting with one Democratic judge.