Exam 14: Groups

You and your family are moving to a new apartment. Because your little brother has an excellent memory for things in general, he is put in charge of remembering what is packed with what. Because your mother usually takes care of bill payment, she is put in charge of remembering with what companies your family needs to file a change-of-address form. And because you have been the one handling most of the logistics of the move (hiring a company to inspect the new apartment for termites, making sure that you received your deposit back on your old apartment, etc.), you are put in charge of keeping track of these things. This is an example of ____________________.

Research suggests that, in the business world, being humble or modest is a trait that is found among the MOST successful chief executive officers (CEOs).

Research on diversity in groups indicates that ____.

A research study on the effects of power found that powerful bosses ____.

A research study concluded that high-performing executives added an average of ____ to the value of their company, as compared with average performers.

Which of the following is NOT typically a trait found among successful leaders?

In general, how does the presence of an audience affect task performance?

The level of accountability is the single biggest factor in predicting aggression associated with deindividuation.

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

Which statement about marriage is most accurate?

It would be most accurate to say that the results of deindividuation are ___.

Suppose that you are part of a small religious discussion group and that, after several months in the group, you start to notice some disturbing patterns in the group's behaviors: Everyone always 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. If you have a good memory for your social psychology reading, then you should suspect that your group is suffering from ____________________.

According to social facilitation theory, task performance is sometimes enhanced by the presence of others and sometimes hurt by the presence of others. Generally speaking, this depends upon ____.

What are the pros and cons of diverse groups as opposed to homogeneous groups?

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

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

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

Altruistic punishment is BEST described as ____.

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

What happens when the process of talking about a dilemma results in moving the group toward a more extreme view?