Exam 9: Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Shelley was initially moderately in favor of a proposal to build a city bike path.At a meeting, she learns that not only will the path provide recreational opportunities and allow for some decrease in traffic, but that in towns with paths, the crime rate tends to go down and businesses along the path do better.She is now strongly in favor of the proposal.The theory that best explains her change of opinion is the ________ theory.

The presence of others will facilitate performance for

You have been asked to organize a problem-solving meeting.Based on what you learned in social psychology, which of the following is not a good way to make sure unique information gets shared at the meeting?

A leadership style that is warm, helpful, kind, and concerned with the welfare of others is ________, while a leadership style that is assertive, controlling, independent, dominant, and self-confident is ________.

Deindividuation is a feeling of anonymity that often results in

________ leaders set clear, short-term goals and reward followers who meet them; ________ leaders inspire followers to focus on common long-term goals.

When groupthink occurs, there is extreme pressure to conform to the cohesive group; thus, people who may privately hold dissenting views tend to keep quiet, creating the

"Who would make a great president? Someone who is uncompromisingly true to her (or his) values, assertive, intelligent, articulate, courageous, and passionate, that's who." The previous quote reflects the application of the ________ theory of leadership.

Imagine you're giving advice about the first year to a group of first-year college students.Give them at least three reasons that people join groups, based on information in this chapter.

Group cohesiveness is almost always positively correlated with all of the following EXCEPT

An ambitious study of leadership in 62 countries determined that

One reason why people may engage in social loafing in groups is that they feel

Research on deindividuation suggests that when people are part of a crowd, they become

When your roommate enters the room while you're typing an email, it can make you uncomfortable.The roommate isn't judging you, but you may still feel uncomfortable, according to Zajonc, because the roommate's mere presence is

Martin Luther King Jr.and Mahatma Gandhi led large groups of people in protests against injustice.According to information in your text about the process of deindividuation, why is it that these groups did not behave violently?

For Halloween, Jeff wears a sheet and goes to a party as a ghost.How is this costume likely to influence his behavior? He will

Nan had pretty much made up her mind before a group discussion.During the discussion, however, she thinks to herself, "I think I'll hang back and see how the others feel about it.I don't want them to think I'm nuts or anything." Nan's thoughts best reflect the ________ interpretation of group polarization.

Describe the consequences of the "double bind" of conflicting social-role demands that can make it difficult for women to be successful as leaders.

According to your textbook, all of the following are true with respect to women and leadership EXCEPT

Is it true that deindividuation always leads people to act negatively or violently?