Exam 9: Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Kay and April are breaking up after 15 years together, two houses, and two children.They have fought so long and so hard that they can no longer trust one another and have very biased views of the other's behavior.Based on what you learned in this chapter, what would you suggest that they do?

"Don't talk during the movie" and "Cross the street at the corner or crosswalk" are examples of

A social dilemma is defined as a conflict in which the most beneficial action for an individual will ________ if ________.

Marsha has been promoted to the supervisor position in her company.She has had a good working relationship with her subordinates, they all highly respect her, and the goals for her team have been clearly defined by the company.In order to be an effective leader in this situation, Marsha should focus on

The qualities of a group that tie members together and promote liking between members are known as

Social ________ refers to the tendency of people to do worse on simple tasks and better on complex tasks when they are in the presence of others and when their individual performance cannot be evaluated.

There are two possible explanations for group polarization-persuasive arguments and social comparison.According to research, which is the most correct?

Adele has never driven a car with a manual transmission before-that is, she's never had to decide when to shift gears, push in the clutch, or stop suddenly when the car is in gear.She's just bought a car with manual transmission, and wants to practice driving it before she takes it onto the highway.What should she do?

Social loafing is likely to impair performance ________ and to enhance performance ________.

Compared to individuals deciding alone, members of groups tend to make decisions that are

Your roommate really detests studying in a quiet solitary space.Based on research presented in this chapter, what would you recommend your roommate do while studying for a difficult exam?

You are the leader of a labor union on strike against management.The conflict has escalated, and there is anger and mistrust on both sides of the conflict.Management is about to declare bankruptcy and union strike benefits are running low.You want to resolve the conflict as quickly as possible and reach an agreement that both sides will accept as binding.What should you do?

Proponents of the ________ theory of leadership assume that certain key personality traits (e.g., decisiveness, intelligence, compassion) make someone a good leader.

Agentic leadership style is to ________ as ________ is to collectivism.

In the early "trucking" game studies by Deutsch and Krauss (1960, 1962), it was found that allowing the competing participants to communicate during the game

Deutsch and Krauss (1960, 1962) found that cooperation between adversaries is most likely to occur when

According to the authors of your text, which of the following factors can help to predict how likely a person is to social loaf?

Norm and Vera are feuding over where to go out to dinner.Norm wants to go to Denny's for the Grand Slam, but Vera wants to go to Sizzler for the all-you-can-eat salad bar.Finally, exchanging a series of proposals and counterproposals, they settle on a new diner in town that has both cheap food and a salad bar.This situation is an example of

What do deindividuation and social loafing have in common? In both,

Decision-making groups are most likely to share unique information when