Question 1

The presence of other improves an individual's performance on all of the following tasks EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  riding a bicycle. 
B)  crossing out designated letters. 
C)  eating. 
D)  completing mazes.

Question 2

Which is NOT one of the three ways identified by Brown and Paulus (2002) to enhance group brainstorming?

Accepted Answer

A)  Welcome critiques from outside experts and associates. 
B)  Combine group and solitary brainstorming. 
C)  Have group members interact by writing. 
D)  Incorporate electronic brainstorming.

Question 3

Based on research cited in the text, who is most likely to honk aggressively at someone stopped at a green light?

Accepted Answer

A)  the driver of a moped 
B)  the driver of a convertible with the top down 
C)  the drive of a convertible with the top up 
D)  the driver of a motorcycle

Question 4

You have noticed that when you are at the gym, your exercise routine is not affected by how many other people are there. However, it is affected when other people are watching you exercise. This pattern in your behavior is what social psychologists call

Accepted Answer

A)  groupthink effect. 
B)  self-serving bias. 
C)  evaluation apprehension. 
D)  social loafing.

Question 5

Online communities offer many individuals to adopt different disguises, thus concealing their true identities and enabling them to be more mean or callous. This is an example of how _____ contribute(s) to deindividuation.

Accepted Answer

A)  group size 
B)  anonymity 
C)  arousing activities 
D)  narcissism

Question 6

If social arousal facilitates dominant responses, it should boost performance on _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  difficult tasks 
B)  analytical tasks 
C)  easy tasks 
D)  new tasks

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a determinant of minority influence?

Accepted Answer

A)  consistency 
B)  self-confidence 
C)  illusions of morality 
D)  defection from the majority

Question 8

Julia strongly disbelieves with her group members. As the others discuss the issue, Julia hesitates to state her opinion which so differs from theirs. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  the minority slowness effect. 
B)  social comparison. 
C)  pluralistic ignorance. 
D)  deindividuation.

Question 9

Consistent with what is known about group polarization, Schkade and Sunstein (2003) found that on federal appellate court cases, a Republican judge sitting with two other Republicans voted _____ than when sitting with one Democratic appointee.

Accepted Answer

A)  more liberally 
B)  more conservatively 
C)  more predictably 
D)  less predictably

Question 10

The process by which certain group members motivate and guide the group is called

Accepted Answer

A)  groupthink. 
B)  peripheral route persuasion. 
C)  leadership. 
D)  social facilitation.

Question 11

In its current meaning, _______ refers to the strengthening of dominant responses in the presence of others.

Accepted Answer

A)  the groupthink effect 
B)  the social facilitation effect 
C)  informational influence 
D)  social inhibition

Question 12

One effect of deindividuation is

Accepted Answer

A)  diminished self-restraint. 
B)  increased self-awareness. 
C)  social facilitation. 
D)  a risky shift.

Question 13

Research on brainstorming reveals that people working _______ will generate _______ good ideas.

Accepted Answer

A)  alone; fewer 
B)  alone; more 
C)  in large groups; more 
D)  in pairs; more

Question 14

Using a disguised name, Ben sends threat mails and bullies his school friends on various online forums. This is an example of deindividuation that is primarily based on _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  group size 
B)  physical anonymity 
C)  distracting activities 
D)  self-handicapping

Question 15

According to the social facilitation effect, social psychologists can accurately predict that athletes will perform _______ with a large audience.

Accepted Answer

A)  much worse 
B)  best 
C)  slightly worse 
D)  better at unlearned tasks

Exam 8: Memory