Exam 14: Groups

For difficult, unfamiliar tasks, the dominant response is to perform less well, so mistakes become more common when others are watching.

Social psychologists use the term ____ to refer to concern about how others are rating your performance.

Suppose you and your family are moving to a new apartment. Your little brother has an excellent memory, so he is put in charge of remembering what items are packed in which boxes. Your mother usually takes care of the bills, so she is put in charge of remembering with what companies your family needs to file a change-of-address form. And because you have been the one handling most of the logistics of the move (hiring a company to inspect the new apartment for termites, making sure that you received your deposit back on your old apartment, etc.), you are put in charge of keeping track of these things. This is an example of ____.

Early research in social psychology conducted by Max Ringelmann revealed that people ____ when they work as part of a group (e.g., pushing a car off of the road with two other people)compared to when they work alone at the same task. ​

A(n)____________________ is a collection of at least two people who are being or doing something together.

Which statement about polygamy is most accurate?

Research on diversity in groups indicates that, compared to more homogenous groups, diverse groups generally perform better.

Research by social psychologists suggests that diverse groups can be more ____ than groups marked by greater similarity among the members.

Humans need to find uniqueness within the context of their group memberships. What structural elements of groups help humans do this?

The most common reaction to a given situation is known as the ____________________.

Even though Joey suffered-his peers at school teased him for months-he filed a report with the principal's office when he heard that two of the popular kids at school had cheated on a big exam. Social psychologists would say that, in reporting the students, Joey engaged in ____.

People sometimes penalize those who cheat the system, even when they need to make sacrifices or suffer losses to do so. This phenomenon is known as ____.

In one study, a team of researchers sought to determine how big an impact the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)had on the performance of a company, as reflected in company profits. They concluded that the answer was about ____. ​

Good leaders use ____ to motivate other people to set aside self-interest in order to work toward the group's goals. ​

Who is most likely to emerge as a leader in their group? ​

The effect of role differentiation in cultural groups is the ____.

The risky shift refers to the tendency of ____.

Cockroaches completed simple mazes more quickly when they ran in the presence of other cockroaches (as opposed to alone), and completed complex mazes more quickly when they ran alone (as opposed to in a group). This finding illustrates that, even among cockroaches, ____. ​

The commons dilemma refers to the tendency for people to ____.

Suppose you are working on a group project with several classmates, where you are required to put together a presentation on Islamic artists. You are MOST likely to engage in social loafing if ____.