Exam 42: Coping With Stress

The improved performance of well-learned tasks in the presence of others is called

Research participants who worked alongside someone who rubbed his or her face or shook his or her foot were observed to do the same thing themselves.This best illustrated

Describe the research of Solomon Asch.Explain why participants in his study conformed to the group.

Justin,who feels strongly that smoking is unhealthy,has never smoked.During a round of golf with some perspective clients,Justin smokes a cigar to fit in with the group,even though he still objects to smoking.This best illustrates the impact of

Social loafing is most likely to be observed in

Job applicants are interviewed by either friendly or unfriendly employers who sit either very close to or at a normal distance from the applicants.Research suggests that applicants will like best the friendly employers who sit at a ________ distance and will like least the unfriendly employers who sit at a ________ distance.

We are likely to conform to group pressure when

The fact that rotten situations turn some people into bad apples while others resist suggests that

In group situations,the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint that fosters arousal and anonymity is called

Donnie's sister-in-law always has a smile on her face and a joke to tell.The moment she walks into his house Donnie starts smiling,even before she says something funny.This is caused by

At her health club,Bonnie,who is a skilled runner,runs much faster on the treadmill when other patrons are using nearby equipment.This best illustrates

Class members are asked to work cooperatively in groups on major course papers.Every member of a group is to receive exactly the same grade based on the quality of the group's paper.This situation is most likely to lead to

Which of the following statements is TRUE?