Exam 2: Studying Groups

Janis developed his theory of groupthink by examining the behavior of past groups that made poor decisions.He examined items such as meetings notes,group member's public statements,and letters.Did Janis perform a qualitative or a quantitative study? What are the advantages and disadvantages to the approach Janis used?

Which of the following does NOT fit with the others?

You wish to study what makes one group more creative than another.Drawing on the coverage of topics in this chapter,describe the three essential ingredients you must combine to develop a scientific analysis of this topic.

If X and Y are correlated,X causes Y or Y causes X.

Durkheim,a sociologist,believed that groups were not real and therefore,that researchers should only study the behavior of individuals,not groups.

A male researcher joins two different clubs-one containing all males and the other both males and females-and secretly takes notes on the group dynamics.This study is an example of a(n)___ measurement method.

The Hawthorne effect would likely be greatest in a(n)___ study.

According to systems theory,groups take in external data,process the information,and then generate a response.

A measure that consistently yields the same conclusion at different times is

Relative to experiments, correlational studies