Exam 14: Groups

We should expect social loafing to be greatly reduced when ____.

Research on diversity in groups indicates that, compared to more homogenous groups, diverse groups generally perform better.

In a culture, roles exist independently of individuals.

Leaders that focus on boosting morale, taking care of group members, and promoting group spirit are ____.

People sometimes punish those who cheat the system, even when they need to make sacrifices or suffer losses to do so. According to the text, this phenomenon is known as ____.

What happens when the process of talking about a dilemma results in moving the group toward a more extreme view?

Your boss at work has asked you and three other employees to come up with some fundraising ideas. "Just put your heads together, speak freely among yourselves, and think up as many ideas as you can," she says. She is asking you to engage in ____.

Suppose that Office Building X makes use of an open floor plan with many shared spaces (rather than cubicles or offices). This kind of floor plan is likely to increase productivity among some employees but decrease productivity among others. Of the people below, who is likely to benefit most?

Groups are unlikely to develop groupthink if the ____.

The three characteristics of dangerous leaders discussed in your text include: indifference toward the suffering of people, ____________________, and a grandiose sense of national entitlement.

Which of the following best describes the condition(s) essential to the "wisdom of crowds" effect?

____ is a form of creative thinking in groups, using a procedure in which all group members are encouraged to generate as many ideas as possible.

Binge eating is defined by ____.

The commons dilemma refers to the tendency for people to ____.

John is taking part in a student protest, marching across police lines into an important administrative building on campus. He is so wrapped up in the group mentality that he actually stops thinking about himself as an individual who is separate from the group, and fails to ask himself whether or not he is behaving responsibly. John is probably experiencing ____.

One person's control over another person is called ____.

A group is especially prone to develop groupthink if ____.

Groupthink is the tendency for groups to generate more alternatives than individuals when brainstorming.

The text quotes Stanislaus Lezczynski, King of Poland, who stated that "no snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible," to capture the notion of ____.

In his early social psychological research regarding bicyclists and racing performance, Norman Triplett's initial interpretation of his finding was that the presence of others stimulated a ____.