Exam 9: Group Performance and Productivity

Laurie lives in a house with three roommates. Normally, Laurie is very conscientious about doing the housework - she keeps up with the dishes and the other household tasks. Laurie notices, however, that her roommates are not doing their share of the housework, and so she stops doing the work herself. Laurie is experiencing

Norbert Kerr conducted an experiment in which participants worked together on a task that required pumping air by squeezing a rubber bulb. In conditions in which the partner was able to pump air but failed to do so, the participant

Perhaps the major factor that reduces the effectiveness of brainstorming groups is that people who brainstorming

In 1898, Normal Triplett conducted the original studies of social facilitation. The participants in these studies were

Working groups are likely to be most effective when

Latané and his colleagues had research participants shout alone, in nominal groups, and in real groups. The logic of the study was that _____ losses would be found in nominal groups, but that _____ would be found in real groups.

If you were given the goal of creating a group that would be maximally productive, what factors would you take into consideration and why?

Consider techniques that have been used to improve brainstorming, and indicate why they may be effective.

Which of the following patterns demonstrate the Ringelmann effect?

In which of the following situations would social loafing most likely be observed?

Which of the following techniques is likely to improve the creativity of brainstorming groups?

Given the findings reported in your textbook, do you believe that groups are effective? Why or why not?

Which of the following would provide support for the distraction-conflict model of performance?

Which of the following have been proposed as reasons why brainstorming is often not effective?