Exam 15: Understanding Groups

Lynne recently started college.In her economics class, she was assigned a class project with a team of three other students.She joins a sorority and becomes close friends with her sorority sisters.Her project team in class represents a primary group whereas her sorority represents a secondary group.

The men's varsity volleyball team has a tradition in which team members are encouraged to dye their hair blue for the entire season.Who is least likely to conform to this tradition (assume that all are reluctant to dye their hair)?

Keisha and Myrtle are taking part in a study using Sherif's autokinetic effect paradigm.Keisha does the study in a group with three other people whereas Myrtle does the study alone.Just like in the original studies, Keisha's estimates of how far the pinpoint of light moved are _____________ the estimates of the other three other people than Myrtle's, due to _____________ influence.

Intergroup conflict was reduced in the Robber's Cave study through _____________.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a group?

Social cohesion tends to be greater when group members are similar to each other.

In World War II, White soldiers had more positive attitudes toward the Black soldiers who fought together with them as long as they were able to maintain a higher-status position, rather than when there was equality between them.

What are three factors that influence group conformity? Provide an example of each.

Samira would like people of all genders to have equal pay in the workplace.She volunteers for a nonprofit that performs workplace trainings to reduce the gender pay gap.The compatibility between Samira's goals and the nonprofit's goals is known as goal isomorphism.

Kelvin plays the violin in his city's youth orchestra.The orchestra practices three times a week and holds seasonal concerts.Which of the following characteristics best describes the orchestra as a group?

Lucia joins a bowling league and is randomly assigned to play on Team Crusher.She immediately begins to view the Crushers more positively than other teams.Team assignment is an example of _____________and her views are best explained by _____________

The manager of a circus company suggests performing in South America for their next tour and several members enthusiastically nod in agreement.The trapeze artist would prefer to go to Scandinavia, but ends of agreeing with the manager.Which factor best explains the trapeze artist's conformity?

Given the increasing popularity of snowboarding as an international sport, an energy drink company sponsors four new snowboarders and terminates contracts with seven skiers.As a result, the old skiers resent the new snowboarders and post negative comments about them online.______________ best explains this intergroup conflict.

Lou and Mel are members of the Gold Team.Krishna and Jackson are members of the Blue Team.Both teams perform equally well in a jelly bean counting contest.After watching each other's performances, Lou and Mel will believe that the Gold Team performed better whereas Krishna and Jackson will believe that the Blue Team performed better.

According to research, one way to increase group conformity would be to expose people to a picture of an accountant.