Question 1

The idea that people have an innate need to belong to groups is consistent with the finding that people in all cultures

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A)  spend 90 percent of their time with other people. 
B)  spend more time thinking about others than themselves. 
C)  are motivated to form relationships with others. 
D)  seek to include everyone they meet. 
A)  spend 90 percent of their time with other people. 
B)  spend more time thinking about others than themselves. 
C)  are motivated to form relationships with others. 
D)  seek to include everyone they meet.

Question 2

Researchers (Karau & Williams, 1993) reviewed more than 150 studies on social loafing, and found that the tendency to loaf is stronger in men than in women.Why is this true, according to work by Eagly (1987) and Wood (1987)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men typically occupy positions of higher status than do women. 
B)  Women are higher in relational interdependence than men. 
C)  Women have less power than men, who induce women to do more work. 
D)  Women's tasks are typically more complex than the typical male task. 
A)  Men typically occupy positions of higher status than do women. 
B)  Women are higher in relational interdependence than men. 
C)  Women have less power than men, who induce women to do more work. 
D)  Women's tasks are typically more complex than the typical male task.

Question 3

There is a new student on campus who doesn't know anyone yet.Why would you expect this student to join groups on campus (these could be groups of friends, clubs, or teams)? Also, what kinds of students would you expect in the composition of the groups this new student would join?

Accepted Answer

The new student would join groups in ord

Question 4

Normally, Maureen is a light eater and very health conscious.However, at a family gathering, she is around many people who all eat several helpings of rich foods.Based on what the text says about deindividuation, Maureen is most likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  eat very little in front of others. 
B)  convince others that they are eating unhealthily. 
C)  eat more than she normally would. 
D)  leave, because she is so different than the others. 
A)  eat very little in front of others. 
B)  convince others that they are eating unhealthily. 
C)  eat more than she normally would. 
D)  leave, because she is so different than the others.

Question 5

Members of a twelve-person jury all took slightly different notes of the testimony they heard.When they get together, everyone has written information about the physical description of the assailant, one wrote down the defendant's alibi, three people wrote details of the crime, and four other people wrote information about the credibility of the eyewitnesses.Based on how groups tend to share information (as presented in your text), which piece of information will the jury be most likely to spend the most time discussing?

Accepted Answer

A)  the physical description of the assailant 
B)  the defendant's alibi 
C)  the details of the crime 
D)  the credibility of the eyewitnesses 
A)  the physical description of the assailant 
B)  the defendant's alibi 
C)  the details of the crime 
D)  the credibility of the eyewitnesses

The idea that people have an innate need to belong to groups is consistent with the finding that people in all cultures

Researchers (Karau & Williams, 1993) reviewed more than 150 studies on social loafing, and found that the tendency to loaf is stronger in men than in women.Why is this true, according to work by Eagly (1987) and Wood (1987)?

There is a new student on campus who doesn't know anyone yet.Why would you expect this student to join groups on campus (these could be groups of friends, clubs, or teams)? Also, what kinds of students would you expect in the composition of the groups this new student would join?

Normally, Maureen is a light eater and very health conscious.However, at a family gathering, she is around many people who all eat several helpings of rich foods.Based on what the text says about deindividuation, Maureen is most likely to

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Exam 9: Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

The idea that people have an innate need to belong to groups is consistent with the finding that people in all cultures

Researchers (Karau & Williams, 1993) reviewed more than 150 studies on social loafing, and found that the tendency to loaf is stronger in men than in women.Why is this true, according to work by Eagly (1987) and Wood (1987)?

There is a new student on campus who doesn't know anyone yet.Why would you expect this student to join groups on campus (these could be groups of friends, clubs, or teams)? Also, what kinds of students would you expect in the composition of the groups this new student would join?

Normally, Maureen is a light eater and very health conscious.However, at a family gathering, she is around many people who all eat several helpings of rich foods.Based on what the text says about deindividuation, Maureen is most likely to

Introducing Social Psychology

Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research

Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World

Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People

The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

The Need to Justify Our Actions: the Costs and Benefits of Dissonance Reduction

Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings

Conformity: Influencing Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships

Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People Can We Prevent It

Prejudice: Causes Consequences and Cures

Making a Difference With Social Psychology: Attaining a Sustainable Future

Social Psychology and Health

Social Psychology and the Law

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