Exam 14: Groups

Your boss at work has asked you and three other employees to come up with some fundraising ideas. "Just put your heads together, speak freely among yourselves, and think up as many ideas as you can," she says. She is asking you to engage in ____.

High-power people tend to ____.

The leadership team has convened to work on the strategic planning process. All the members are somewhat fiscally conservative. The new strategic plan turns out to be HIGHLY fiscally conservative. This illustrates ____________________.

John is taking part in a student protest, marching across police lines into an important administrative building on campus. He is so wrapped up in the group mentality that he actually stops thinking about himself as an individual who is separate from the group, and fails to ask himself whether or not he is behaving responsibly. John is probably experiencing ____. ​

Binge eating is defined by ____. ​

Lacking power brings a wait-and-see mental state marked by inhibition and inaction.

Jonah is really worried about playing the piano in front of his girlfriend, who wants to be at his recital. Jonah keeps thinking about her instead of concentrating on playing his music. Which one of the three processes that influences social facilitation does this scenario MOST emphasize?

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

The commons dilemma involves two kinds of conflicts: one concerning ____ and one concerning ____.

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

The term deindividuation is BEST defined as a loss of ____ that people sometimes feel in group situations.

While many modern offices make use of open shared spaces (rather than cubicles or offices), this office style can hinder productivity. Indeed, this office style is likely to be particularly detrimental for employees who work on ____. ​

_____ is defined as the tendency to speak up for, defend, and promote one's values and goals.

Steve is disinterested in his job and often plays on his phone during meetings. Seeing him, Leslie, a coworker, also begins playing games during meetings. Leslie's behavior is copied by Judy, another worker. Which phenomenon does this scenario exemplify?

When people are in a group situation in which they feel deindividuated, they are MOST likely to behave badly when ____.

Based on early research by Norman Triplett with racing cyclists, we should expect that people who exercise for half an hour on rowing machines at a gym, among other people, would be more likely to ____ than people who exercise for half an hour on a rowing machine in the privacy of their home. ​

Deindividuated participants in lab studies often behaved badly, such as stealing, aggressing, or doing other antisocial things.

A high quality leader must be ____. ​

A group of children were asked to clap and shout as loudly as they could for two minutes in exchange for a bag of candy each. In the context of social loafing, which of the following is most likely to be true?

Of the following people, who will be MOST  inspired to perform well simply because others are watching?