Exam 8: Group Processes

An exceptionally gifted student "dumbs down" his level of conversation when interacting with his less academically gifted peers for fear of standing out too much. Which concept best explains this

The movers had a hard time getting everyone to lift the piano at the same strength at the same time. This is an example of social loafing.

Why would the Justice league never suffer from a member who participates in social loafing or diffusion of responsibility

Tony promises to take the team out for lunch if they finish the project on time. This is the action of a transactional leader.

The company is putting together a group to work on a new project. Which of the following would help reduce social loafing

Which of the following is the most likely reason a person would join a grief support group

Many times parents will treat the youngest child differently than the oldest child. Which term best describes this shift

This occurs when fear of rejection leads people to keep silent about a private opinion, misperceive the louder opinion as a majority opinion, and therefore become even less likely to express their private opinion.

The phenomenon of improved effort and performance in the presence of others is called ______.

______ occurs when each individual in a group feels less responsible for the outcome, they think, "I don't need to take care of it . . . someone else will."

Dorene is an A student who is very concerned with keeping up her GPa. She hates group projects because she ends up doing most of the work, while other students contribute little. Dorene is frustrated about what

The heuristic, "If it's expensive, it must be good quality." is a good example of which of the following

Which feeling of belonging did the research team demonstrate in the Robert Taylor Housing Projects study

If a group is exclusive and difficult to get into, how much do we want to become a member

The magician performed her simple tricks even better in front of the audience than in practice. But her big finale fell flat. What best explains this

Sometimes bullies are allowed to keep being abusive because group members think that no one else believes the bully is being aggressive. What term best describes this situation

According to Fiedler, which type of leader uses rewards and punishments to motivate group members

Why does hazing increase commitment to the group

Which hypothesis argues that simply having other people in the room will help performance on easy tasks and hinder performance on difficult tasks

The team generated ideas by throwing out as many ideas as possible without stopping to discuss feasibility. This is called groupthink.