Exam 14: Groups

Suppose that you have just joined a local volleyball team. Which factor would be least likely to make you feel bonded, or unified, with your new team?

Research on diversity in groups indicates that, compared to more homogeneous groups, diverse groups tend to ____.

Suppose that you are working on a group project with several classmates, where you are required to put together a presentation on Islamic artists. You are most likely to engage in social loafing if ____.

Suppose that you are working on a group project with four other people, and that you need to come up with ideas about how to find research participants to complete a survey for free. Should you brainstorm ideas as a group or work independently?

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

As discussed in the text, it is quite possible that the deeply rooted human impulse to form social groups was partly stimulated by competition among different groups.

Research suggests that greater power makes people ____.

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 ____________________.

In one of the earliest social psychological experiments to be conducted, Norman Triplett examined the records of teams of cyclists. He found that cyclists who raced against each other ____ than those who raced alone (against the clock).

Research has shown the binge eating is associated with popularity in one's sorority.

____________________ is a form of creative thinking in groups, using a procedure in which all group members are encouraged to generate as many ideas as possible.

Bennett is a very structured manager. He sits down with all of his employees and talks to them about what their goals should be and how they should meet them, and he gives clear feedback as to how they are progressing towards meeting their goals. Bennett is a(n)____________________-oriented leader.

Suppose that you are working on a group project with several classmates, wherein you are required to put together a presentation on Impressionist art. You are least likely to engage in social loafing if ____.