Exam 8: Group Processes

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 of air traffic controllers to display groupthink when pondering their next step?

Before a meeting, each of several city council members was tentatively considering an air pollution ordinance. After a meeting, they expressed strong support of the ordinance. This outcome is an example of

Individuals from collectivist cultures are more likely to engage in social loafing

Research on information processing in groups suggests that

Madeline has recently been accepted into a sorority at her college. She is likely to

Harriett goes trick-or-treating on Halloween. She arrives at her neighbor's door just as the phone is ringing. Her neighbor puts the candy on the table and says, "I need to get the phone, so help yourself to whatever kind of candy you want, but please take only one piece." Which of the following would most encourage Harriett to take only one piece of candy?

Describe how being in a crowd can lead people to engage in destructive behaviors.

Deindividuation refers to the

_______ is referred to as when a group increases its commitment to a failing course of action in order to justify previous investments.

Henderson suspects that the other members of his work group may slack off, so he works late and puts in extra time on their proposal. Henderson is engaging in

Roles are

Which of the following concerning process loss is false ?

Research on diversity suggests that

Ingham (1974) asked participants to pull on a rope and found that participants pulled almost 20% harder when they thought they were pulling alone than when they thought they were part of a group. This finding best illustrates

Research on brainstorming suggests that

A leader who focuses his or her group on the task(s) it needs to achieve is playing a(n)

Research on the prisoner's dilemma has shown that people respond to mixed-motive situations with

It seems that every Halloween night in Gotham is marred by violence and vandalism. In order to reduce the likelihood of such behavior, the leaders of Gotham should

At Verbal High, the football players and cheerleaders do not get along at all. The cheerleaders think the football players are vain and superficial. The football players feel the same way about the cheerleaders. The football players and the cheerleaders seem to suffer from

Zajonc's model for how the presence of others influences individual performance is known as social facilitation. "Facilitation" refers to the fact that the presence of others facilitates a performer's