Exam 9: Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Recall that the Trucking Game (Deutsch & Krauss,1960,1962)puts participants in a conflict situation.Each participant wants to get his or her truck to the destination as quickly as possible.Morton Deutsch and Robert Krauss introduced a novel twist; they sometimes gave one participant a gate with which to threaten an opponent; other times,they gave both participants such a gate,and still other times,neither participant had a gate with which to threaten his or her opponent.What happened?

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Question 21

Members of the military may need to engage in behaviors,such as killing or wounding the enemy,that may go against personal moral standards such as "Thou shalt not kill." To get people to adhere to group rather than individual standards,the military acts to increase soldiers' sense of ____ when they are on the battlefield.

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Question 22

In Chapter 9,the authors chronicle discuss decisions made as part of the Bay of Pigs Invasion by the Kennedy administration in the early 1960s and the 1986 Challenger O-ring seal decision error.These examples illustrate that

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Question 23

____ refers to the tendency of people to do worse on simple tasks and better on complex tasks when they are in the presence of others and when their individual performance cannot be evaluated.

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Question 24

Steven Karau and Kipling Williams (1993)reviewed more than 150 studies on social loafing,and found that the tendency to loaf is stronger in men than in women.Why is this true,according to work by Eagly (1987)and Wood (1987)?

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Question 25

A police officer is trying to disband an angry mob of protesters.Based on what your text states about deindividuation,which of the following would be the best strategy to use?

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Question 26

Social loafing is likely to impair performance and to enhance performance .

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Question 27

Josh is the president of his college residence hall,and he is therefore expected to act in a respectable,dignified manner when he attends campus functions.What social psychological phenomenon does this illustrate?

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Question 28

What is group polarization? Make sure to describe the cognitive and motivational factors that contribute to group polarization.

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Question 29

Benefits to performance due to social facilitation will most likely occur when

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Question 30

Professor Smith has long used group projects in her courses.The groups have always performed extraordinarily well,and students seem to learn a great deal from such projects.Having just taken a new job at a different college,Dr.Smith finds that the group projects are of considerably lower quality.What might you conclude given the work of Karau and Williams (1993)?

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Question 31

The phenomenon of groupthink is most likely to occur when a group is under stress,highly ,and when the leader is very .

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Question 32

Which of the following statements is true? Deindividuation

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Question 33

When people or roaches undertake a difficult task,the presence of others performance; when they undertake a simple task,the presence of others performance.

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Question 34

Ann is a leader who inspires her employees to look at the broad,long-term goals of her company.She is able to get her employees to find a common goal,and she really thinks outside of the box.Ann's leadership style is best described as

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Question 35

In a ____ dilemma,individuals must contribute to a common pool in order to maintain the public good.

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Question 36

Adele has never driven a car with a manual transmission before-that is,she's never had to decide when to shift gears,push in the clutch,or stop suddenly when the car is in gear.She's just bought a car with manual transmission,and wants to practice driving it before she takes it onto the highway.What should she do?

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Question 37

____ refers to the loosening of normal behavioral constraints when people are in a crowd,leading to increases in impulsive and deviant acts.

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Question 38

You belong to a study group that your math instructor assigned you to in the beginning of the semester.Your group's task is to solve several problems every week.What type of group,according to your text,would lead to optimal performance?

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Question 39

Compare the great person theory of leadership with Fred Fiedler's (1967,1978)contingency theory of leadership.With which theory would a social psychologist be most likely to agree?

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In Chapter 9,the authors chronicle discuss decisions made as part of the Bay of Pigs Invasion by the Kennedy administration in the early 1960s and the 1986 Challenger O-ring seal decision error.These examples illustrate that

____ refers to the tendency of people to do worse on simple tasks and better on complex tasks when they are in the presence of others and when their individual performance cannot be evaluated.

Steven Karau and Kipling Williams (1993)reviewed more than 150 studies on social loafing,and found that the tendency to loaf is stronger in men than in women.Why is this true,according to work by Eagly (1987)and Wood (1987)?

A police officer is trying to disband an angry mob of protesters.Based on what your text states about deindividuation,which of the following would be the best strategy to use?

Social loafing is likely to impair performance and to enhance performance .

Josh is the president of his college residence hall,and he is therefore expected to act in a respectable,dignified manner when he attends campus functions.What social psychological phenomenon does this illustrate?

What is group polarization? Make sure to describe the cognitive and motivational factors that contribute to group polarization.

Benefits to performance due to social facilitation will most likely occur when

The phenomenon of groupthink is most likely to occur when a group is under stress,highly ,and when the leader is very .

Which of the following statements is true? Deindividuation

When people or roaches undertake a difficult task,the presence of others performance; when they undertake a simple task,the presence of others performance.

Ann is a leader who inspires her employees to look at the broad,long-term goals of her company.She is able to get her employees to find a common goal,and she really thinks outside of the box.Ann's leadership style is best described as

In a ____ dilemma,individuals must contribute to a common pool in order to maintain the public good.

____ refers to the loosening of normal behavioral constraints when people are in a crowd,leading to increases in impulsive and deviant acts.

You belong to a study group that your math instructor assigned you to in the beginning of the semester.Your group's task is to solve several problems every week.What type of group,according to your text,would lead to optimal performance?

Compare the great person theory of leadership with Fred Fiedler's (1967,1978)contingency theory of leadership.With which theory would a social psychologist be most likely to agree?

Introducing Social Psychology

Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research

Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World

Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People

The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

The Need to Justify Our Actions: the Costs and Benefits of Dissonance Reduction

Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings

Conformity: Influencing Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships

Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People

Prejudice: Causes and Cures

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Exam 9: Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

In Chapter 9,the authors chronicle discuss decisions made as part of the Bay of Pigs Invasion by the Kennedy administration in the early 1960s and the 1986 Challenger O-ring seal decision error.These examples illustrate that

____ refers to the tendency of people to do worse on simple tasks and better on complex tasks when they are in the presence of others and when their individual performance cannot be evaluated.

Steven Karau and Kipling Williams (1993)reviewed more than 150 studies on social loafing,and found that the tendency to loaf is stronger in men than in women.Why is this true,according to work by Eagly (1987)and Wood (1987)?

A police officer is trying to disband an angry mob of protesters.Based on what your text states about deindividuation,which of the following would be the best strategy to use?

Social loafing is likely to impair performance ____ and to enhance performance ____.

Josh is the president of his college residence hall,and he is therefore expected to act in a respectable,dignified manner when he attends campus functions.What social psychological phenomenon does this illustrate?

What is group polarization? Make sure to describe the cognitive and motivational factors that contribute to group polarization.

Benefits to performance due to social facilitation will most likely occur when

The phenomenon of groupthink is most likely to occur when a group is under stress,highly ____,and when the leader is very ____.

Which of the following statements is true? Deindividuation

When people or roaches undertake a difficult task,the presence of others ____ performance; when they undertake a simple task,the presence of others ____ performance.

Ann is a leader who inspires her employees to look at the broad,long-term goals of her company.She is able to get her employees to find a common goal,and she really thinks outside of the box.Ann's leadership style is best described as

In a ____ dilemma,individuals must contribute to a common pool in order to maintain the public good.

____ refers to the loosening of normal behavioral constraints when people are in a crowd,leading to increases in impulsive and deviant acts.

You belong to a study group that your math instructor assigned you to in the beginning of the semester.Your group's task is to solve several problems every week.What type of group,according to your text,would lead to optimal performance?

Compare the great person theory of leadership with Fred Fiedler's (1967,1978)contingency theory of leadership.With which theory would a social psychologist be most likely to agree?

Introducing Social Psychology

Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research

Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World

Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People

The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

The Need to Justify Our Actions: the Costs and Benefits of Dissonance Reduction

Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings

Conformity: Influencing Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships

Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People

Prejudice: Causes and Cures

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Social loafing is likely to impair performance and to enhance performance .

The phenomenon of groupthink is most likely to occur when a group is under stress,highly ,and when the leader is very .

When people or roaches undertake a difficult task,the presence of others performance; when they undertake a simple task,the presence of others performance.