Exam 14: Groups

As discussed in the text, the topics of power and leadership ____.

In a culture, roles exist independently of individuals.

Jabu is a high-level administrator at a university.He changes his mind so frequently that his staff often cannot figure out what they should be doing.When he says no to an employee request, he offers no explanation beyond 'Because I said so, that's why!' He was a great head of the college, but has not done as well since moving up in the administration.This scenario illustrates three patterns associated with being a 'bad boss', all of which are listed below.Which one represents the additional pattern of being a 'bad boss' (that is, one which is not explicitly referred to in the scenario)?

Research on American college sororities has found that ____.

Which type of diversity seems to benefit groups the most?

Tumi is very unhappy in his job and often displays his unhappiness by playing on his phone during meetings.Soon, Lunga begins playing games during meetings and Lunga is followed by Maya.This office is suffering from ____.

Social loafing is also known as the ____.

Loss of accountability is behind much of deindividuation's negative effects in groups.

Research on social facilitation would suggest that, in general, runners would ____ when running alongside others as opposed to running alone.

In one of the earliest social psychological experiments to be conducted, Norman Triplett examined the records of teams of cyclists.He found that cyclists who raced against each other ____ than those who raced alone (against the clock).

Research suggests that greater power makes people ____.

When Jabu lived alone, he cleaned his flat every weekend.But last year he lived in a house with four other people, and in that situation he rarely put in his fair share of cleaning.Social psychologists would say that, when he lived with others, Jabu engaged in ____________________.

Most economists are not surprised by the research finding that the phenomenon of altruistic punishment exists.

In the language of social facilitation theory, the so-called dominant response is ____.

As discussed in the text, there are a number of items that make groups feel united.Which of the following is LEAST likely to unite groups?

The fact that humans engage in altruistic punishment fits one of the themes of the text, namely that ____.

How much work has social psychology done, as a discipline, in the areas of power and leadership?

A group is especially prone to develop groupthink if ____.

Social loafing is also known as the free rider problem.

Suppose that you are working on a group project with several classmates, where you are required to put together a presentation on Islamic artists.You are MOST likely to engage in social loafing if ____.