Question 1

According to social facilitation theory,the presence of others will _____ performance on difficult tasks and _____ performance on simple tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) improve;impair 
B) impair;improve 
C) improve;not effect 
D) not effect;improve

Question 2

Majed is playing a "game" against Rejan,and he has to choose an option without knowing what Rejan will choose.Majed must choose how much money he will contribute to a common pot instead of putting it in his own account,when having X amount in the common pot will benefit both him and Rejan.This situation is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) commons dilemma. 
B) Prisoner's Dilemma. 
C) risky shift. 
D) ultimatum game.

Question 3

_____ represents efforts by groups to resist and change the status quo in the service of group goals.

Accepted Answer

A) System justification 
B) Social dominance orientation 
C) Individual mobility 
D) Collective action

Question 4

The opposite of heightened self-awareness is:

Accepted Answer

A) ingroup bias. 
B) social facilitation. 
C) social loafing. 
D) deindividuation.

Question 5

When people feel like a group has violated a core value,they are inclined to:

Accepted Answer

A) increase their commitment to the group. 
B) ignore this violation. 
C) disidentify with the group. 
D) spend more time with the group.

Question 6

Assume that you are learning a new computer program and several of your classmates gather round to watch you figure out the program.If you are _____ computer programmer,you would ____ because of the arousing effects of them watching.

Accepted Answer

A) an excellent;complete the task quickly 
B) an excellent;perform poorly on the task 
C) mediocre;complete the task quickly 
D) poor;increase your performance

Question 7

Zajonc and his colleagues used cockroaches to study social facilitation.When other roaches were present the roaches would run faster down a straightaway to escape a bright light.They took longer in the presence of other roaches when they had to run a maze to escape light.This research supports the idea that:

Accepted Answer

A) the roaches experienced evaluation apprehension. 
B) the presence of other same-species individuals elicits arousal. 
C) the presence of others impedes the dominant response. 
D) the presence of others enhances the nondominant response.

Question 8

When group tasks are _____,the _____ skilled members of the group make the greatest effort.

Accepted Answer

A) conjunctive;least 
B) disjunctive;least 
C) conjunctive;most 
D) unfair;least

Question 9

The number one reason that people engage in social loafing is:

Accepted Answer

A) arousal due to the presence of others. 
B) not feeling their efforts are important for group outcomes. 
C) feeling less accountable. 
D) belief that others will hold back their efforts.

Question 10

Jen is a professional ballet dancer.Having an audience watch her dance is most likely to:

Accepted Answer

A) enhance her performance. 
B) impair her performance if the audience is small. 
C) have no effect on her performance. 
D) impair her performance if the audience is large.

Question 11

Group discussion is more likely to result in polarized positions when group members are highly motivated to present themselves positively to other group members.This phenomenon is explained by:

Accepted Answer

A) terror management theory. 
B) social comparison theory. 
C) social identity theory. 
D) system justification theory.

Question 12

In _____ tasks,the most skilled members of the group determine the outcome.

Accepted Answer

A) competitive 
B) cooperative 
C) disjunctive 
D) conjunctive

Question 13

Research suggests that when group members think about themselves as individuals prior to group discussions:

Accepted Answer

A) group polarization is increased. 
B) group polarization is decreased. 
C) groupthink is increased. 
D) ingroup bias is increased.

Question 14

In the social comparison interpretation,group polarization happens because people can present themselves more _____ by taking a slightly more _____ position.

Accepted Answer

A) positively;cautious 
B) negatively;risky 
C) positively;extreme 
D) negatively;conservative

Question 15

In the _____ game Jax is assigned the role of the decider.He has a sum of money that he can decide either to keep to himself or to divide with another person.

Accepted Answer

A) ultimatum 
B) public goods 
C) dictator 
D) commons

Question 16

A strong feeling of oneness with a group and viewing the group and the individual as one is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) power distance. 
B) relative depravation. 
C) ingroup bias. 
D) identity fusion.

Question 17

People are inclined to leave a group when group membership:

Accepted Answer

A) increases self-esteem. 
B) threatens survival. 
C) decreases death anxiety. 
D) reduces uncertainty.

Question 18

Adair feels like her efforts will not significantly impact the outcome of her group task.Adair is:

Accepted Answer

A) less likely to engage in social loafing. 
B) less likely to cooperate. 
C) more likely to engage in social loafing. 
D) more likely to cooperate.

Question 19

Which of the following theories helps explain why low-status people sometimes accept the status quo?

Accepted Answer

A) terror management theory 
B) social identity theory 
C) system justification theory 
D) social facilitation theory

Question 20

Hina says that she is just using a little water for her lawn and it won't violate the drought ban too much.This is an example of the:

Accepted Answer

A) Prisoner's Dilemma. 
B) public goods dilemma. 
C) distribution games. 
D) commons dilemma.

Exam 9: Group Processes

According to social facilitation theory,the presence of others will _ performance on difficult tasks and _ performance on simple tasks.