Exam 14: Groups

Most research suggests that-compared to when several people think up ideas independently-when people work together and brainstorm as a group they tend to have ____ morale and to come up with ____ ideas total.

According to social facilitation theory, task performance is sometimes enhanced by the presence of others and sometimes hurt by the presence of others. Generally speaking, this depends upon ____.

Given Max Ringlemann's early research looking at group size and individual effort, should we expect Student X to put in a different amount of effort depending on whether she worked on a history project in a five-person group or a two-person group?

The so-called bad apple effect refers to the idea that ____.

It would be most accurate to say that "groups are smarter than individuals" when ____.

Identify and briefly discuss at least four factors that cause a group of people to feel especially unified and bonded.

Kari is in a research group with the chair of the department. The team members are all good friends, and the department chair is well-liked and popular. Kari thinks that the research design the chair proposes is unethical, but decides she had best not say anything about it because she doesn't want to rock the boat. Kari is engaged in ____.

In general, do people generate more and better ideas (or make better decisions) when they work independently, or when they collaborate and work as groups? Why or why not? What are the relevant factors?

The term "free rider problem" is sometimes used to refer to ____.

Identify and briefly describe at least three of the symptoms of groupthink (i.e., three of the group features and/or situational features that indicate that a group is suffering from groupthink).

You and your family are moving to a new apartment. Because your little brother has an excellent memory for things in general, he is put in charge of remembering what is packed with what. Because your mother usually takes care of bill payment, she is put in charge of remembering with what companies your family needs to file a change-of-address form. And because you have been the one handling most of the logistics of the move (hiring a company to inspect the new apartment for termites, making sure that you received your deposit back on your old apartment, etc.), you are put in charge of keeping track of these things. This is an example of ____________________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the symptoms of groupthink?

Research suggests that greater power makes people ____.

Many modern offices have open, public shared spaces (rather than cubicles or offices). This office style works best if the employees are working on ____.

Suppose that you are working on a group project with several classmates, where you are required to put together a presentation on Islamic artists. You are most likely to engage in social loafing if ____.

As discussed in the text, the topics of power and leadership ____.

Transactive memory is ____.

Which of the following is the most accurate summary of social facilitation theory?

Which of the following is the best example of deindividuation?

Which effect of power on the powerful is related to their feeling that they have more choice?