Exam 2: Studying Groups

If one wishes to draw a cause-effect conclusion,then one should use ___ methods.

Janis used the ___ method to study decision making in groups.

Lewin developed the theory that beliefs about a group are a function of the people in that group and the group's entitativity,or B = f (P,E).

Ruth took the Group Process Skill Inventory (the GPSI)on October 10th.If she got the same score when she took the GPSI again on October 20th,her responses would suggest that the test

The exam that you are currently taking is a very good measure of people's knowledge of group dynamics.People who know the material get high scores and those who do not tend to miss many items.This exam is

Like any science,group dynamics is guided by a paradigm.What are the assumptions of this paradigm?

You randomly assign 40 groups to two conditions: 20 groups are told they failed a task,and 20 are told they did well.Next,you have them complete a questionnaire measure of cohesiveness.You are carrying out a(n)___ study.

A psychological perspective on groups,as proposed by such researchers as Allport,argues

The individualistic perspective is to the group perspective as ___ is to ___.

In Lewin's formula B = f (P,E),P stands for ___ and E stands for ___.

Observational measurement methods involve asking group members to describe-often through surveys-their personal observations of group activities.

William Foote Whyte used covert observational measures to study corner gangs.

What does it mean to say that group processes are multilevel processes? Work through an example of a multilevel analysis of a group's cohesiveness.

Allport's psychological perspective in the "reality of groups" debate argued that

Interviews,surveys,and sociometry are examples of ___ techniques.

When Allport wrote,"The actions of all are nothing more than the sum of the actions of each taken separately," he was championing the ___ approach to groups.

Members of the Nortons,the corner boys studied by Whyte,derived their attitudes,interests,and values from the group.The Nortons are examples of a ___ group.

The independent variable in the Lewin,Lippitt,and White study was productivity when working in groups.

Which statement captures the essence of Lewin's concept of interactionism,or B = f (P,E)?

Researchers sometimes do not tell people when they are studying them.Offer both pro and con arguments on this issue,and draw a personal conclusion.