Question 1

The extent to which group members think, act, and feel like a single entity is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  social integration. 
B)  social facilitation. 
C)  need for affiliation. 
D)  groupthink. 
A)  social integration. 
B)  social facilitation. 
C)  need for affiliation. 
D)  groupthink.

Question 2

People join groups for all of the following reasons except to

Accepted Answer

A)  be protected from threat. 
B)  fulfill the need to belong. 
C)  reduce superordinate identities. 
D)  facilitate interactions with liked others. 
A)  be protected from threat. 
B)  fulfill the need to belong. 
C)  reduce superordinate identities. 
D)  facilitate interactions with liked others.

Question 3

Attentional cues that decrease self-awareness should increase

Accepted Answer

A)  deindividuated behavior. 
B)  social facilitation on an easy task. 
C)  cooperation in a prisoner's dilemma. 
D)  groupthink in a decision-making process. 
A)  deindividuated behavior. 
B)  social facilitation on an easy task. 
C)  cooperation in a prisoner's dilemma. 
D)  groupthink in a decision-making process.

Question 4

Which of the following historical events is not cited by your book as a potential example of groupthink?

Accepted Answer

A)  NASA's decision to launch the space shuttle Challenger in 1986. 
B)  The decision by the U.S. and Britain to invade Iraq in 2003. 
C)  The behavior of Nazi concentration camp guards during World War II. 
D)  John Kennedy's decision to invade Cuba in 1961. 
A)  NASA's decision to launch the space shuttle Challenger in 1986. 
B)  The decision by the U.S. and Britain to invade Iraq in 2003. 
C)  The behavior of Nazi concentration camp guards during World War II. 
D)  John Kennedy's decision to invade Cuba in 1961.

Question 5

At crowded parties, Amy loses her sense of self and, as a result, often behaves in ways that she later regrets. These parties seem to create in Amy a state of

Accepted Answer

A)  deindividuation. 
B)  cohesiveness. 
C)  groupthink. 
D)  entrapment. 
A)  deindividuation. 
B)  cohesiveness. 
C)  groupthink. 
D)  entrapment.

Question 6

Five students-Jalen, Chris, Juwan, Jimmy, and Ray-move into a house together and discover they share the odd habit of drinking milk with ice in it every night before bed. They own several ice trays and make a pact to always refill the trays when they are emptied so that the supply of ice will never run out. But the five 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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prisoner's dilemma 
B)  Normative dilemma 
C)  Tit-for-tat dilemma 
D)  Resource dilemma 
A)  Prisoner's dilemma 
B)  Normative dilemma 
C)  Tit-for-tat dilemma 
D)  Resource dilemma

Question 7

Which of the following conditions makes social loafing more likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  When people believe that their own performance can be identified and evaluated by others 
B)  When people believe that the task in question is not important 
C)  When the group in question is small 
D)  When group members expect to be punished if the group performs poorly 
A)  When people believe that their own performance can be identified and evaluated by others 
B)  When people believe that the task in question is not important 
C)  When the group in question is small 
D)  When group members expect to be punished if the group performs poorly

Question 8

Groupthink emerges when

Accepted Answer

A)  the need for agreement takes priority over the desire to obtain correct information. 
B)  group members feel that they will be unable to compensate for social loafing. 
C)  individual benefits are in conflict with the needs of the group. 
D)  group norms overwhelm individual identities. 
A)  the need for agreement takes priority over the desire to obtain correct information. 
B)  group members feel that they will be unable to compensate for social loafing. 
C)  individual benefits are in conflict with the needs of the group. 
D)  group norms overwhelm individual identities.

Question 9

Various phenomena commonly occur when people are relatively anonymous and their performance cannot be evaluated. Which of the following is/are more likely to occur in conditions when an actor feels anonymous and free from evaluation apprehension? I. social facilitation, II. social loafing, III. deindividuation

Accepted Answer

A)  I and II only 
B)  II and III only 
C)  III only 
D)  I, II, and III 
A)  I and II only 
B)  II and III only 
C)  III only 
D)  I, II, and III

Question 10

Better performance by an individual on difficult tasks in the presence of others can be encouraged the most when the individual's arousal level is _____ and evaluation pressure on the individual is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  high; high 
B)  low; low 
C)  high; low 
D)  low; high 
A)  high; high 
B)  low; low 
C)  high; low 
D)  low; high

Question 11

Biased sampling is least likely to reduce group effectiveness when group members have _____ experience with each other, and unique information is known by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a lot of; only one group member 
B)  a lot of; more than one group member 
C)  very little; only one group member 
D)  very little; more than one group member 
A)  a lot of; only one group member 
B)  a lot of; more than one group member 
C)  very little; only one group member 
D)  very little; more than one group member

Question 12

Groups tend to outperform individuals on

Accepted Answer

A)  additive tasks, but not disjunctive tasks. 
B)  disjunctive tasks, but not conjunctive tasks. 
C)  conjunctive tasks, but not additive tasks. 
D)  additive, conjunctive, and disjunctive tasks. 
A)  additive tasks, but not disjunctive tasks. 
B)  disjunctive tasks, but not conjunctive tasks. 
C)  conjunctive tasks, but not additive tasks. 
D)  additive, conjunctive, and disjunctive tasks.

Question 13

Which of the following is true of groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Groups differ from the sum of their parts. 
B)  Groups make better decisions than individuals. 
C)  People work harder in groups than they do alone. 
D)  Discussion moderates group opinions. 
A)  Groups differ from the sum of their parts. 
B)  Groups make better decisions than individuals. 
C)  People work harder in groups than they do alone. 
D)  Discussion moderates group opinions.

Question 14

Research on goal setting in groups demonstrates that

Accepted Answer

A)  groups tend to set less ambitious goals than individuals. 
B)  groups tend to set more ambitious goals than individuals. 
C)  groups are more likely to set goals for disjunctive tasks, but not conjunctive tasks. 
D)  groups are more likely to set goals for conjunctive tasks, but not disjunctive tasks. 
A)  groups tend to set less ambitious goals than individuals. 
B)  groups tend to set more ambitious goals than individuals. 
C)  groups are more likely to set goals for disjunctive tasks, but not conjunctive tasks. 
D)  groups are more likely to set goals for conjunctive tasks, but not disjunctive tasks.

Question 15

Though the new mentoring program doesn't seem to be working very well, Principal McVickers argues that the school should continue to invest in it because they have already committed so many resources to it. This illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  social loafing. 
B)  groupthink. 
C)  the escalation effect. 
D)  the sucker effect. 
A)  social loafing. 
B)  groupthink. 
C)  the escalation effect. 
D)  the sucker effect.

Question 16

Biased sampling in groups is the process whereby

Accepted Answer

A)  people tend to choose those they know well to be in a group. 
B)  information that is known by many group members tends to enter into the discussion more than information known only by a few. 
C)  people tend to discuss negative information more than positive information in their discussion about an important decision. 
D)  sharing information in a group can be impeded by the gender composition of the group. 
A)  people tend to choose those they know well to be in a group. 
B)  information that is known by many group members tends to enter into the discussion more than information known only by a few. 
C)  people tend to discuss negative information more than positive information in their discussion about an important decision. 
D)  sharing information in a group can be impeded by the gender composition of the group.

Question 17

Bart hopes to employ the GRIT strategy with his opponent, Homer. In order for the strategy to work, it is necessary that

Accepted Answer

A)  Homer like Bart. 
B)  Homer has a cooperative orientation. 
C)  Bart retaliate equally if Homer acts competitively. 
D)  Bart carry out an initiative only after the previous one has been reciprocated. 
A)  Homer like Bart. 
B)  Homer has a cooperative orientation. 
C)  Bart retaliate equally if Homer acts competitively. 
D)  Bart carry out an initiative only after the previous one has been reciprocated.

Question 18

Define groupthink, and identify antecedents that contribute to the phenomenon as well as strategies for preventing it.

Accepted Answer

Groupthink is the tendency to prioritize

Question 19

Esteban's work group has been assigned a new project by management. Before deciding how much effort to exert on this new assignment, Esteban considers how important the group goals are to him and whether his input will help the group reach its goals. Esteban's thinking is most consistent with

Accepted Answer

A)  distraction-conflict theory. 
B)  the collective effort model. 
C)  the social identity model of deindividuation. 
D)  persuasive arguments theory. 
A)  distraction-conflict theory. 
B)  the collective effort model. 
C)  the social identity model of deindividuation. 
D)  persuasive arguments theory.

Question 20

Hans and Frans are cousins who grew up in the same town in Michigan. Hans goes to the University of Michigan to major in biology. Frans, who is two years younger, still lives at home, but hopes to one day major in psychology. Which of the following is presently a superordinate identity for the cousins?

Accepted Answer

A)  Resident of Michigan 
B)  College student 
C)  Psychologist 
D)  None of these. 
A)  Resident of Michigan 
B)  College student 
C)  Psychologist 
D)  None of these.

The extent to which group members think, act, and feel like a single entity is known as

People join groups for all of the following reasons except to

Attentional cues that decrease self-awareness should increase

Which of the following historical events is not cited by your book as a potential example of groupthink?

At crowded parties, Amy loses her sense of self and, as a result, often behaves in ways that she later regrets. These parties seem to create in Amy a state of

Which of the following conditions makes social loafing more likely to occur?

Groupthink emerges when

Better performance by an individual on difficult tasks in the presence of others can be encouraged the most when the individual's arousal level is _ and evaluation pressure on the individual is _.

Biased sampling is least likely to reduce group effectiveness when group members have _ experience with each other, and unique information is known by _.

Groups tend to outperform individuals on

Which of the following is true of groups?

Research on goal setting in groups demonstrates that

Though the new mentoring program doesn't seem to be working very well, Principal McVickers argues that the school should continue to invest in it because they have already committed so many resources to it. This illustrates

Biased sampling in groups is the process whereby

Bart hopes to employ the GRIT strategy with his opponent, Homer. In order for the strategy to work, it is necessary that

Define groupthink, and identify antecedents that contribute to the phenomenon as well as strategies for preventing it.

Esteban's work group has been assigned a new project by management. Before deciding how much effort to exert on this new assignment, Esteban considers how important the group goals are to him and whether his input will help the group reach its goals. Esteban's thinking is most consistent with

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Exam 8: Group Processes

The extent to which group members think, act, and feel like a single entity is known as

People join groups for all of the following reasons except to

Attentional cues that decrease self-awareness should increase

Which of the following historical events is not cited by your book as a potential example of groupthink?

At crowded parties, Amy loses her sense of self and, as a result, often behaves in ways that she later regrets. These parties seem to create in Amy a state of

Which of the following conditions makes social loafing more likely to occur?

Groupthink emerges when

Better performance by an individual on difficult tasks in the presence of others can be encouraged the most when the individual's arousal level is _____ and evaluation pressure on the individual is _____.

Biased sampling is least likely to reduce group effectiveness when group members have _____ experience with each other, and unique information is known by _____.

Groups tend to outperform individuals on

Which of the following is true of groups?

Research on goal setting in groups demonstrates that

Though the new mentoring program doesn't seem to be working very well, Principal McVickers argues that the school should continue to invest in it because they have already committed so many resources to it. This illustrates

Biased sampling in groups is the process whereby

Bart hopes to employ the GRIT strategy with his opponent, Homer. In order for the strategy to work, it is necessary that

Define groupthink, and identify antecedents that contribute to the phenomenon as well as strategies for preventing it.

Esteban's work group has been assigned a new project by management. Before deciding how much effort to exert on this new assignment, Esteban considers how important the group goals are to him and whether his input will help the group reach its goals. Esteban's thinking is most consistent with

What Is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Perceiving Persons

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Attraction and Close Relationships

Helping Others

Aggression

Law

Business

Health

Filters

Better performance by an individual on difficult tasks in the presence of others can be encouraged the most when the individual's arousal level is _ and evaluation pressure on the individual is _.

Biased sampling is least likely to reduce group effectiveness when group members have _ experience with each other, and unique information is known by _.