Exam 8: Group Processes

In conjunctive tasks, group performance is determined by the

To an extent experiments demonstrates that people in groups loaf less when

Kelly always remembers the information about family affairs, finances, and so forth. Her spouse, Kirk, always remembers the information about world history, politics, and so forth. Together, they are able to remember much more than they would alone. They have developed a ____ system.

Ringelmann's (1913) research demonstrates that

The fact that many assaults are committed by people in disguise-and that these disguised assaults are often the most vicious ones-illustrates the concept of

Collaborative computing systems that facilitate a number of group decision makers in finding solutions to unstructured problems are called

John, George, Paul, and Richard are air traffic controllers. They encounter a stressful, anxious situation in which two planes might soon collide. Which of the following conditions would most encourage this group to display groupthink when pondering their next step?

In Zajonc's model of social facilitation, "Facilitation" refers to the fact that the presence of others facilitates a performer's

Karen is in a work group that has brought high-speed Internet to low-income neighborhoods. Every single coworker she has feels the task is exciting, inspirational, and world-changing. Karen's work group has high ____ cohesion.

Jean-Paul works for National Public Radio. He has been assigned to run the fund drive to keep NPR on air in various communities. Suppose that keeping NPR on air in a given community is contingent upon the percentage of people living in the community who donate money. It is likely that

Five students-Jaen, Chris, Juan, Jimmy, and Ray-move into a house together and discover they share the odd habit of drinking milk with ice every night before bed. They own several ice trays and make a pact to always refill the trays when they are emptied for the continual supply of ice. But they often do not have the time or energy to refill the trays, and after a few weeks, it becomes quite common for them to meet in the kitchen and discover that they have no ice. This would best be characterized as what type of dilemma?

According to Wageman (2009), the key condition for team effectiveness can be observed when

Latasha joined a campus group called "Young Republicans." Which of these outcomes is most consistent with the persuasive arguments explanation for group polarization?

Brainstorming is an example of a(n) ____ task because the contribution of all members is important for a final product.

_______ is the tendency for the presence of other people to increase performance on easy tasks and impair performance on difficult tasks.

Teddy wants everyone in her department to perform better. Jerry wants to make sure he does better than everyone else in his department. Teddy has a ____ social value orientation, while Jerry has a ____ social value orientation.

Deborah has just joined a sorority at her school. She is unsure what she should wear when she goes to eat at the sorority's dining hall. Her concern reflects Deborah's uncertainty of the

Henderson suspects that the other team members may slack off, so he works late to put in extra time on their proposal. Henderson is engaging in

Describe three key structural features of groups.

Aggarwal and O'Brien (2008) studied hundreds of college students and identified several keys to reducing social loafing. Following statements are examples of the strategies they suggest except