Exam 8: Foundations of Group Behaviour

Differentiate the terms role perception,role expectations and role conflict.

Performance norms include things like appropriate dress and when to look busy.

Diversity is the extent to which group members are different from,or similar to,one another.

Someone who ordinarily wouldn't engage in deviant behaviour might be more likely to do so when working in a group.

Which of the following is FALSE?

Zimbardo's simulated prison experiment involving "normal" students at Stanford University illustrated:

Groupshift describes situations in which group pressures for conformity deter the group from critically appraising unusual,minority or unpopular views.

The stages of group development must occur sequentially and will never occur simultaneously.

What is the relationship between cohesiveness and productivity?

Group decisions tend to be more accurate than individual decisions.

All group members can be said to be actors,each playing a role.

Probably the biggest downside is that social identities encourage in-group favouritism.

A group must have at least two members and one or more objectives.

Discuss the benefits and limitations of brainstorming,nominal groups,interacting groups and electronic groups.

Groupthink results in:

Norms tell members what they ought and ought not to do under certain circumstances.

What are norms?

Norms that dictate with whom group members eat lunch and whether to form friendships on and off the job,are norms dealing with:

Individual decisions are generally preferable to group decisions when ________ is sought.

Explain Group Decision Making.