Exam 8: Group Processes

All of the following accounts have been proposed to explain social facilitation except

Computerized group support systems help to minimize the potential for groupthink by

Explain how discussion of a topic with like-minded others can lead people to hold their views with greater conviction, and why this happens.

The tendency for the presence of other people to increase performance on easy tasks and impair performance on difficult tasks is known as

Research on diversity and group performance suggests that

Tuckman and Jensen propose that groups develop through which order of stages (from beginning to end)?

Research on brainstorming in groups demonstrates that

Group cohesiveness is decreased by

The perception that members of different groups belong to a larger whole that encompasses both groups is called

With regard to behavior during social dilemmas, groups tend to be more _____ than individuals.