Exam 8: Foundations of Group Behaviour

Your group is engaged in problem solving and your goal is fact-finding.Which size group should be most effective?

High status members of groups are given less freedom to deviate from norms than other group members.

The degree to which group members are attracted to one another is called:

Under some conditions,high levels of conflict are conducive to high group performance.

When the group energy is focused on the task at hand,the group has moved to the:

The ________ technique most restricts discussion or interpersonal communication during the decision-making process.

Acceptable standards of behaviour that are shared by the group's members are called:

Groupthink appears to occur most often when there is a clear group identity,when members hold a positive image of their group that they want to protect,and when the group perceives a collective threat to this positive image.

Asch's study suggested that we desire to be one of the group and avoid being visibly different.

The types of interactions among individuals,even though informal,deeply affect their behaviour and performance.

A ________ is a set of expected behaviour patterns associated with a particular position in a social unit.

________ norms include how to get the job done and the level of output.

Conformity to social norms is higher in collectivistic cultures.

According to one review,in terms of demonstrable financial results,the benefits of group diversity remains hard to support based on the extant research.

Group decisions are generally preferable to individual decisions when ________ is sought.

Groupshift most often means decisions:

The stages of group development are:

Groups of approximately seven members tend to be more effective for taking action.

Group cohesiveness is increased with each of the following except when:

Which is not a weakness of group decision making?