Exam 14: Groups

The commons dilemma refers to the tendency for people to ____.

Suppose that you are working on a group project with four other people, and that you need to come up with ideas about how to find research participants to complete a survey for free.Should you brainstorm ideas as a group or work independently?

Narcissists seem to be especially affected by ____.

What happens when the process of talking about a dilemma results in moving the group toward a more extreme view?

Research indicates that if eight people work jointly in a brainstorming session, they are likely to come up with ____ eight people working independently.

Transactive memory is ____.

As discussed in the text, human groups are ____.

A high quality leader must excel at task orientation and may also benefit from relationship orientation.

Research on diversity in groups indicates that, compared to more homogeneous groups, diverse groups tend to ____.

Suppose that you are part of a small religious discussion group and that, after several months in the group, you start to notice some disturbing patterns in the group's behaviours.Everyone always agrees with one another; no one ever expresses disagreements; outside views are shunned; and the group seems to feel that it is invulnerable and morally superior to other groups.If you have a good memory for your social psychology reading, then you should suspect that your group is suffering from ____________________.

Describe the process that led psychologists from understanding the 'risky shift' to understanding that same phenomenon as a more general 'group polarisation' process.

What is LEAST likely to occur as a result of groupthink?

Groups are UNLIKELY to develop groupthink if the ____.

Which statement about polygamy is most accurate?

More powerful people plan ____ work on weekdays and ____ leisure on weekends than less powerful people.

Research on diversity in groups indicates that, compared to more homogenous groups, diverse groups generally perform better.

A high quality leader must be ____.

Early social psychological research identified a phenomenon known as the risky shift.Later work on ____ 'updated' this concept of the risky shift.

____________________ is a form of creative thinking in groups, using a procedure in which all group members are encouraged to generate as many ideas as possible.

Research suggests that, in the business world, being humble or modest is a trait that is found among the MOST successful chief executive officers (CEOs).