Exam 6: Group Development and Structure

Consider research that has addressed how new groups form, or how new members are assimilated into existing groups. Consider also the process of initiation in groups. Why might groups have an initiation procedure?

In the study by Aronson and Mills in which some women read sexually oriented passages in public before joining a group, the women who read the passages

According to research concerning the relationship between the physical environment and social networks, if we were to ask Rhoda about her best friends, we would probably find that those friends

Rebecca is trying do determine what she should do. She would very much like to go home at the end of the day to attend a birthday party for her brother, but the members of her chemistry study group expect her to come to a study meeting. Rebecca is experiencing

The fact that individuals change over time to be better members of groups, and that groups change over time to help individuals be better group members is focused on by the _____ approach to group development.

Which of the following individuals is likely to have the most status in the ABC biscuit company?

Define diffuse status and specific status. How do people get each one? What are the consequences of status for groups and group members?

In the research reported by Hollander in which confederates either followed or did not follow group norms, which of the following was found?

What are the normal stages of group development? What are the characteristics that are likely to occur in each stage? Do all groups go through similar stages?

The person sitting at the head of the table in a group meeting is likely to

In most working groups it will be found that

At a societal level, diffuse status is referred to as

Which of the following was found in a meta-analysis conducted by Driskell and Mullen?

Satisfaction, identification, and effective task performance are characteristics of which stage of group formation?