Question 1

The fact that humans engage in altruistic punishment fits one of the themes of the text, namely that __

Accepted Answer

A) natural selection has favored humans who are able to participate in a cultural society 
B) cultural animals copy things that they see others doing 
C) humans process information using the duplex mind 
D) humans are born with access to a "collective unconscious" 
A) natural selection has favored humans who are able to participate in a cultural society 
B) cultural animals copy things that they see others doing 
C) humans process information using the duplex mind 
D) humans are born with access to a "collective unconscious"

Question 2

Good leaders use ____ to motivate other people to set aside self-interest in order to work toward the group's goals.

Accepted Answer

A) discipline 
B) manipulation 
C) vision 
D) financial rewards 
A) discipline 
B) manipulation 
C) vision 
D) financial rewards

Question 3

Self-censorship is associated with ____.

Accepted Answer

A) social facilitation 
B) social loafing 
C) groupthink 
D) brainstorming 
A) social facilitation 
B) social loafing 
C) groupthink 
D) brainstorming

Question 4

As defined in the text, narcissists are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) people who regard themselves as better than others and are constantly trying to win the admiration of others 
B) people who have a total disregard for ethics and morality 
C) essentially the same as people with healthy levels of self-esteem 
D) people who overvalue superficial qualities (e.g., physical attractiveness)and undervalue deeper qualities (e.g., loyalty) 
A) people who regard themselves as better than others and are constantly trying to win the admiration of others 
B) people who have a total disregard for ethics and morality 
C) essentially the same as people with healthy levels of self-esteem 
D) people who overvalue superficial qualities (e.g., physical attractiveness)and undervalue deeper qualities (e.g., loyalty)

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of group polarization?

Accepted Answer

A) A basketball team-simply by reason of being a cohesive group-automatically identifies another team as a "rival." 
B) A political committee tends to make more extreme decisions than any of its individual members would alone. 
C) A group of students tends, automatically, to divide themselves up into several smaller groups or cliques. 
D) A student council divides itself into two directly opposing points of view when debating new issues. 
A) A basketball team-simply by reason of being a cohesive group-automatically identifies another team as a "rival." 
B) A political committee tends to make more extreme decisions than any of its individual members would alone. 
C) A group of students tends, automatically, to divide themselves up into several smaller groups or cliques. 
D) A student council divides itself into two directly opposing points of view when debating new issues.

Question 6

____ 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.

Accepted Answer

A) T-grouping 
B) Brainstorming 
C) Open ideation 
D) The commons dilemma 
A) T-grouping 
B) Brainstorming 
C) Open ideation 
D) The commons dilemma

Question 7

Kari is in a research group with the chair of the department. The team members are all good friends, and the department chair is well-liked and popular. Kari thinks that the research design the chair proposes is unethical, but decides she had best not say anything about it because she doesn't want to rock the boat. Kari is engaged in ____.

Accepted Answer

A) self-censorship 
B) groupthink 
C) a dominant response 
D) toxic leadership 
A) self-censorship 
B) groupthink 
C) a dominant response 
D) toxic leadership

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) people are not held accountable for their inputs 
B) people are anonymous within the group 
C) the task at hand is important to people 
D) people think that others in the group are superior to them in terms of the task at hand 
A) people are not held accountable for their inputs 
B) people are anonymous within the group 
C) the task at hand is important to people 
D) people think that others in the group are superior to them in terms of the task at hand

Question 9

Which statement about polygamy is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Polygamy offers heterosexual women more choices. 
B) Polygamy provides benefits to men, especially powerful men, but not women. 
C) Polygamy is associated with social reforms that favor equality among men 
D) Polygamy clearly favors the majority of men. 
A) Polygamy offers heterosexual women more choices. 
B) Polygamy provides benefits to men, especially powerful men, but not women. 
C) Polygamy is associated with social reforms that favor equality among men 
D) Polygamy clearly favors the majority of men.

Question 10

Getting lots of independent opinions from average people _____.

Accepted Answer

A) usually leads to very poor choices 
B) produces mediocre ideas and weak decisions 
C) makes for collective wisdom 
D) creates more problems than it solves 
A) usually leads to very poor choices 
B) produces mediocre ideas and weak decisions 
C) makes for collective wisdom 
D) creates more problems than it solves

Question 11

Suppose that you are leading a group project. Research suggests that, in order for your group to be as effective as possible, you should ____.

Accepted Answer

A) give people complete confidence in the group by telling them never to criticize any ideas that are raised in group discussions 
B) require group members to brainstorm all ideas collaboratively as a team, rather than to think up ideas independently 
C) have different people "specialize" in different tasks or content areas 
D) encourage in the group a sense of being on the moral high ground 
A) give people complete confidence in the group by telling them never to criticize any ideas that are raised in group discussions 
B) require group members to brainstorm all ideas collaboratively as a team, rather than to think up ideas independently 
C) have different people "specialize" in different tasks or content areas 
D) encourage in the group a sense of being on the moral high ground

Question 12

Unlike groups that are merely social groups, cultural groups ____.

Accepted Answer

A) promote safety 
B) find and share food 
C) can complete tasks that individual group members cannot complete alone 
D) preserve information 
A) promote safety 
B) find and share food 
C) can complete tasks that individual group members cannot complete alone 
D) preserve information

Question 13

Social psychologists have coined the term ____ to refer to the loss of self-awareness and of individual accountability in a group.

Accepted Answer

A) deindividuation 
B) optimal distinctiveness 
C) social facilitation 
D) social loafing 
A) deindividuation 
B) optimal distinctiveness 
C) social facilitation 
D) social loafing

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) self-awareness and individual accountability 
B) self-esteem 
C) morals and ethics 
D) sense of time, place, and space 
A) self-awareness and individual accountability 
B) self-esteem 
C) morals and ethics 
D) sense of time, place, and space

Question 15

What are the qualities of leaders that are "toxic" for their followers?

Accepted Answer

• Possible Response Points 
• Toxic lead

Question 16

Most research suggests that-compared to when several people think up ideas independently-when people work together and brainstorm as a group they tend to have ____ morale and to come up with ____ ideas total.

Accepted Answer

A) higher; more 
B) higher; fewer 
C) about the same level of; about the same number of 
D) about the same level of; more 
A) higher; more 
B) higher; fewer 
C) about the same level of; about the same number of 
D) about the same level of; more

Question 17

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.

Accepted Answer

A) narcissistic and dishonest 
B) well-liked but ineffective 
C) task-oriented 
D) relationship-oriented 
A) narcissistic and dishonest 
B) well-liked but ineffective 
C) task-oriented 
D) relationship-oriented

Question 18

Even though committees consist of people who bring different types of knowledge to a collaborative group setting, they are often relatively ineffective in terms of making good use of all of their shared information. In large part, this seems to be because ____.

Accepted Answer

A) there are always one or two people who dominate committee meetings 
B) people tend to focus on the knowledge and opinions they all have in common 
C) people tend to engage in self-censorship 
D) people do not like to disagree with committee leaders 
A) there are always one or two people who dominate committee meetings 
B) people tend to focus on the knowledge and opinions they all have in common 
C) people tend to engage in self-censorship 
D) people do not like to disagree with committee leaders

Question 19

A high quality leader must be ____.

Accepted Answer

A) task-oriented and highly assertive 
B) relationship-oriented and willing to change his mind frequently 
C) task-oriented and relationship-oriented 
D) highly assertive but willing to change his mind frequently 
A) task-oriented and highly assertive 
B) relationship-oriented and willing to change his mind frequently 
C) task-oriented and relationship-oriented 
D) highly assertive but willing to change his mind frequently

Question 20

Groups tend to be especially ineffective when they use transactive memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The fact that humans engage in altruistic punishment fits one of the themes of the text, namely that __

Good leaders use ____ to motivate other people to set aside self-interest in order to work toward the group's goals.

Self-censorship is associated with ____.

As defined in the text, narcissists are ____.

Which of the following is an example of group polarization?

____ 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.

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

Which statement about polygamy is most accurate?

Getting lots of independent opinions from average people _____.

Suppose that you are leading a group project. Research suggests that, in order for your group to be as effective as possible, you should ____.

Unlike groups that are merely social groups, cultural groups ____.

Social psychologists have coined the term ____ to refer to the loss of self-awareness and of individual accountability in a group.

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

What are the qualities of leaders that are "toxic" for their followers?

Most research suggests that-compared to when several people think up ideas independently-when people work together and brainstorm as a group they tend to have morale and to come up with ideas total.

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.

Even though committees consist of people who bring different types of knowledge to a collaborative group setting, they are often relatively ineffective in terms of making good use of all of their shared information. In large part, this seems to be because ____.

A high quality leader must be ____.

Groups tend to be especially ineffective when they use transactive memory.

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The Self

Behavior Control: the Self in Action

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs, and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing Whats Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Attraction and Exclusion

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

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Exam 14: Groups

The fact that humans engage in altruistic punishment fits one of the themes of the text, namely that __

Good leaders use ____ to motivate other people to set aside self-interest in order to work toward the group's goals.

Self-censorship is associated with ____.

As defined in the text, narcissists are ____.

Which of the following is an example of group polarization?

____ 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.

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

Which statement about polygamy is most accurate?

Getting lots of independent opinions from average people _____.

Suppose that you are leading a group project. Research suggests that, in order for your group to be as effective as possible, you should ____.

Unlike groups that are merely social groups, cultural groups ____.

Social psychologists have coined the term ____ to refer to the loss of self-awareness and of individual accountability in a group.

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

What are the qualities of leaders that are "toxic" for their followers?

Most research suggests that-compared to when several people think up ideas independently-when people work together and brainstorm as a group they tend to have ____ morale and to come up with ____ ideas total.

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.

Even though committees consist of people who bring different types of knowledge to a collaborative group setting, they are often relatively ineffective in terms of making good use of all of their shared information. In large part, this seems to be because ____.

A high quality leader must be ____.

Groups tend to be especially ineffective when they use transactive memory.

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The Self

Behavior Control: the Self in Action

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs, and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing Whats Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Attraction and Exclusion

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Application Module A: Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Filters

Most research suggests that-compared to when several people think up ideas independently-when people work together and brainstorm as a group they tend to have morale and to come up with ideas total.