Exam 14: Groups

Which statement about marriage is most accurate?

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 following people, who is likely to benefit MOST?

One person's control over another person is called ____. ​

What is NOT one of the three characteristics typical of dangerous leaders?

The more objective power over others a person has, the more critical he or she tends to be of subordinates.

Human groups are ____.

How does transactive memory affect group behavior?

Social psychologists use the term ____ to refer to explanations that are used to justify why people in power deserve to be in power. ​

Group sexual activity involving more than two people ____. ​

A study of performance in business organizations 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. ​

Complementary roles produce better results than simply having everyone chip in and do the same thing.

Which type of diversity seems to benefit groups the most?

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, especially when doing so leads to bad decisions.

A  high-quality leader must excel at both task orientation and relationship orientation.

Given Max Ringelmann's  early research looking at group size and individual effort, should we expect Student X to put in a different amount of effort depending on whether she worked on a history project in a five-person group or a two-person group?

Samir loves to have his work team over to his house to watch movies and hang out. As the team leader, he feels he ought to host these events, and he does a good job at it. People on his team feel like he really cares about them. Based on this information only, Samir is probably a ____ leader.

Why do corporations like teamwork?

Transactive memory is ____.

Suppose you are part of a small religious discussion group and, after several months, you notice some disturbing patterns. Everyone 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. In this scenario, the behavior of the group is known as ____________________.