Exam 14: Groups

In one study, a team of researchers sought to determine how big an impact the chief executive officer (CEO) had on the performance of a company, as reflected in company profits.They concluded that the answer was about ____.

The three characteristics of dangerous leaders discussed in your text include: indifference toward the suffering of people, ____________________, and a grandiose sense of national entitlement.

As defined in the text, a group is a collection of at LEAST two people who ____.

On Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, which of the lifelines tends to be MOST effective?

We should expect social loafing to be greatly reduced when ____.

Social psychologists have coined the term ____ to refer to the loss of self-awareness and of individual accountability in a group.

The term ____ refers to the tendency of group members to think alike.

Diverse groups tend to have ____________________ (more/less) creative solutions and ____________________ (more/less) conflict.

A study of performance in business organisations found that workers with higher ____ were rated as more effective leaders, as well as being more responsible for others, by their co-workers, supervisors, and subordinates.

High-power people tend to ____.

Rulani is a very good golfer when he is alone, and an excellent golfer when he is with others.In the language of social facilitation theory, playing golf well appears to be a(n) ____ for Rulani.

People are LEAST likely to overharvest resources in the commons dilemma when ____.

It would be MOST accurate to say that 'groups are smarter than individuals' when ____.

Most research suggests that - compared to when several people think up ideas independently - when people work together and brainstorm as a group they tend to have ____ morale and to come up with ____ ideas total.

Suppose that Office Building X makes use of an open floor plan with many shared spaces (rather than cubicles or offices).This kind of floor plan is likely to increase productivity among some employees but decrease productivity among others.Of the people below, who is likely to suffer MOST?

The idea that one social loafer can cause others to loaf as well is known as the ____________________.

More powerful people laugh ____________________ often than less powerful people.(more/less)

Suppose that Office Building X makes use of an open floor plan with many shared spaces (rather than cubicles or offices).This kind of floor plan is likely to increase productivity among some employees but decrease productivity among others.Of the people below, who is likely to benefit MOST?

What are the qualities of leaders that are 'toxic' for their followers?

Unlike groups that are merely social groups, cultural groups ____.