Exam 9: Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Both social facilitation and social loafing are examples of the influence that the presence of others has on our behaviors.These phenomena differ,however,in that presence of others ____ in social facilitation situations and in ____ social loafing situations.

Which person is least likely to be in a group with the other three?

The president of the Noodle Dome Charitable Trust has just resigned in disgrace,leaving the workings of the organization pretty much on track,but also leaving a large number of employees angry and upset.Bolstered by his previous successes in turning things around,Fred has stepped in to fill the president's role.Fred should adopt a ____ of leadership in this case.

There is a powerful scene in the classic film,To Kill a Mockingbird; Atticus Finch,a small town lawyer,is on the courthouse steps standing guard over Tom Robinson,an African-American prisoner whom he is defending.A mob of townspeople and local farmers approaches the courthouse,demanding that Atticus turn over Robinson; they are intent on administering their own form of vigilante justice.Suddenly,Atticus's young daughter Scout steps forward.She doesn't understand what's about to happen,and begins to address people in the crowd,"Hey,Mr.Cunningham.How's your boy? I like Walter,but I haven't seen him in awhile." As Scout innocently addresses a number of individuals in the crowd,they begin to leave one by one,until the whole lynch mob is disbanded.Scout's behavior disrupts the ____ that might have led to a lynching.

Robert Baron (1986)has found that flashing lights can cause the same social facilitation effects as the presence of other people.These findings support the idea that ____ is the source of arousal that enhances performance on simple tasks.

Group discussion often pushes people's initial individual decisions to the extreme,yielding group polarization.According to the persuasive arguments interpretation,this is because

Which study,discussed in your text,best mirrors the prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib?

____ refers to the tendency for groups to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclinations of their individual members.

Group members tend to be homogeneous because many groups attract people who are similar to join and

Which of the following statements is false?

With regard to leadership,most social psychologists would agree that

James manages a team of employees for a company that is highly organized,well controlled and high in employee satisfaction.In this situation,there is a greater need for a ____ leader than a ____ leader.

The presence of others will facilitate performance for

In Dan's family,it's customary to wear a nice pair of jeans and a shirt to a wedding,but in Blake's family,it's typical to wear a suit and tie,if not a tuxedo,to weddings.This example demonstrates that norms

Two different interpretations have been proposed to explain group polarization.The persuasive arguments interpretation is to ____ as the social comparison interpretation is to ____.

You will be working with a group of students on a class project soon,and your instructor lets you choose who you would want in your group.Based on the established gender and cultural differences in terms of social loafing,who would you most want in your group,and why?

You are having a conflict with your neighbor,because he has a tendency to blast loud,annoying music at 5:00 a.m.How effective would it be to use threats on your neighbor to resolve the problem? In communicating with your neighbor,what would it be most important to promote in order to resolve the conflict? a.m.while you are trying to sleep.Your neighbor claims that he is doing this in retaliation for the loud music you occasionally play at 1

A social dilemma is defined as a conflict in which the most beneficial action for an individual will ____ if ____.

Complete the analogy: social facilitation is to ____ as social loafing is to ____.

There is a new student on campus who doesn't know anyone yet.Why would you expect this student to join groups on campus (these could be groups of friends,clubs,or teams)? Also,what kinds of students would you expect in the composition of the groups this new student would join?