Exam 14: Groups

The "risky shift" refers to the tendency for ____.

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 ____.

The fact that humans engage in altruistic punishment fits one of the themes of the text, namely that ____.

Steve is very unhappy in his job and often displays his unhappiness by playing on his phone during meetings. Soon, Leslie begins playing games during meetings and Leslie is followed by Judy. This office is suffering from ____.

A study of performance in business organizations found that workers with higher ____ were rated as more effective leaders, as well as being more responsible for others, by their co-workers, supervisors, and subordinates.

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

Narcissists seem to be especially affected by ____.

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

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

Research has shown that power seems to create a state of mind that favors ____.

The tendency for shared or jointly owned resources to be squandered and not used in an optimal or advantageous fashion is known as the ____________________.

When groups make use of transactive memory, they tend to ____.

A high quality leader must be ____.

Why do corporations like teamwork?

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).

High-power people tend to ____.

Based on early research by Norman Triplett with racing cyclists, we should expect that people who exercise for half an hour on rowing machines at a gym, among other people, would be more likely to ____ than people who exercise for half an hour on a rowing machine in the privacy of their home.

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

Consider the advantages of working in a team (as opposed to working independently). Which positive outcome is least likely to occur in a team setting?

Suppose that you are part of a small religious discussion group and that, after several months in the group, you start to notice some disturbing patterns in the group's behaviors: Everyone always agrees with one another; no one ever expresses disagreements; outside views are shunned; and the group seems to feel that it is invulnerable and morally superior to other groups. If you have a good memory for your social psychology reading, then you should suspect that your group is suffering from ____________________.