Exam 12: Groups

John decides to conduct an experiment to examine whether social comparison processes,rather than the persuasive arguments account,help explain why the group polarization effect occurs.To do so,John should expose individual group members to ________ to see if group polarization still occurs.

According to the textbook,which of the following statements about group living is correct?

Evaluation apprehension can ________ a task,and thereby leads to more pronounced social facilitation effects.

Recall that Zajonc and colleagues (1969)placed cockroaches in either a complex maze or a simple maze.They created three other conditions as well.Any given cockroach was induced to navigate the maze (a)entirely alone; (b)in the presence of an "audience" of cockroaches; or (c)simultaneously with another cockroach (but without an audience).The audience condition (b)permitted Zajonc to demonstrate whether

________ is to deindividuation as ________ is to self-awareness.

With his roommates,Jason participates in a group discussion on the merits of gun control.Once the discussion is over,Jason finds that he and his roommates have all adopted similarly strong pro-gun control attitudes.This is an example of

Which of the following statements most accurately represents the factors that encourage social loafing among groups instead of social facilitation effects?

In one study of the spotlight effect (Gilovich et al.,2000),participants who arrived individually were asked to put on a T-shirt printed with an image that they found embarrassing.Then,these participants were asked to enter another room where a group of other participants sat.After just a few moments,the T-shirt wearer left the room.What were the results of this study?

According to the textbook,which of the following statements most accurately defines groups?

In which of the following situations can the presence of others mask the typical social facilitation effects?

Describe the predictions of self-awareness theory.Then describe how you might draw on this theory to design a classroom intervention aimed at reducing cheating behavior.

Jason is getting ready to give the first lecture of his teaching career.As he steps up to the podium and looks out at the lecture hall,he is struck by the fear that he will appear incompetent in front of his students.Jason is experiencing

A detested political dictator can be thought to have ________ without________.

In which of the following scenarios is social loafing most likely to occur?

Imagine that a group of corporate managers is experiencing groupthink.Which of the following behaviors might they display?

People arrange themselves into social hierarchies starting as early as age

In order to prevent the occurrence of groupthink,a group leader should

According to the textbook,which of the following is true about power?

Several military officials meet to plan battle strategy.Captain Biggs thinks that General Olsen's strategy will be ineffective and deadly for American soldiers,but Biggs does not speak out.He is worried that others will see him as an ignorant coward.Biggs's response in this situation best illustrates how the concept of ________ applies to groupthink.

Define group polarization and describe how modern forms of communication might increase its prevalence.