Exam 9: Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

The qualities of a group that tie members together and promote liking between members are known as

Members of the school board were tentatively considering a proposal to institute the wearing of uniforms in the elementary and middle school grades.After their last meeting,they are now strongly in favor of the proposal.This illustrates the phenomenon known as

The key to success in the Prisoner's Dilemma game is to

The text described a recent situation in which novelist Stephen King began publishing a novel called The Plant in installments over the internet,asking readers to pay $1 per installment.He indicated that if at least 75 percent of the people who downloaded the novel paid the fee,he would keep writing and posting new installments,but if fewer than 75 percent paid the fee,he would stop writing and people would never get the rest of the novel.King posed a ____ dilemma for his readers.

Why is it important to study how effectively groups make decisions?

Process loss can best be defined as

A high level of group cohesiveness would be least beneficial to which of the following groups?

Luke and Laura have been living together for years and have finally decided to break it off for good.Which of the following best illustrates an integrative solution to their dilemma of dividing up their possessions?

Why did allowing (and even requiring)participants to communicate when they played the Trucking Game (Deutsch & Krauss,1962)fail to engender trust and cooperation? Participants

The Prisoner's Dilemma game is an excellent vehicle for studying social conflicts in the laboratory because

Consider the following anti-social acts: European soccer fans sometimes attack and bludgeon players and other fans; in the United States,members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK)burned houses and lynched innocents; frenzied rock and roll fans trample one another,sometimes resulting in deaths.What do these situations have in common? They

You are a project manager at your company,and you must choose the last member of your team.Which of the following people would be the least likely to social loaf?

Brian Mullen's (1986)analysis of newspaper accounts revealed that the larger the lynch mob,the more savagely the mobs murdered their victims; Robert Watson's (1973)cross-cultural study revealed that warriors wearing face or body paint were more likely to torture or kill captives than were warriors who wore no such "war paint." These findings suggest that one reason why mobs often commit heinous acts is that the individuals involved

Nan had pretty much made up her mind before a group discussion.During the discussion,however,she thinks to herself,"I think I'll hang back and see how the others feel about it.I don't want them to think I'm nuts or anything." Nan's thoughts best reflect the ____ interpretation of group polarization.

According to Irving Janis (1972,1982),groupthink occurs when groups value ____ over ____.

A group of five students are sharing a house.All of the students like to take long,hot showers in the morning,but when they do,there is not enough hot water for their housemates.Which of the following will be least successful in getting the students to take shorter showers?

Decision-making groups are most likely to share unique information when

Your text describes Steve Jobs as a creative,unorthodox leader,who was successful at getting Apple Computers started,but later was removed from his leadership role when the company was well-established and he was being less effective leading a billion-dollar corporation.This illustrates the importance of

According to Zimbardo,why would U.S.soldiers abuse the prisoners they were ordered to guard?

Integrative solutions to conflict are most likely to be reached when