Exam 9: The Power of the Group

________ is the idea that one's performance will be hindered or heightened due to approval or disapproval from others.

You are a teacher assigning group projects to your class, but you want to make sure each group member contributes equally. Which of the following would be the best strategy to prevent social loafing?

A _________is defined as two or more people who are seen as a unit and interact with one another.

If an employer wanted to prevent employees, who might be dissatisfied with a new policy, from developing even stronger negative attitudes towards this policy, what could he do?

_________coined the term groupthink after examining the _________.

Robert has been found guilty by a jury of his peers. Based on research presented in your textbook, a juror leaning towards a lighter sentence would recommend ______years in prison after deliberating with like-minded jurors.

The physiological arousal created by the presence of others enhances the ________ response.

How can groupthink be prevented? Name and describe three solutions to groupthink.

According to the social identity deindividuation (SIDE) model, why does the phenomenon of deindividuation occur?

Risky shift is somewhat related to social loafing in that both involve:

According to the concept of social facilitation, a social psychologist would predict that a talented pool player will perform ________ in front of an audience.

Research suggests that as self-awareness decreases, ________ will likely increase.

_________is the perceived incompatibility of actions, goals, or ideas.

Who would be the most likely to experience improved performance in the presence of an audience?

Which of the following is considered a drawback of the transformational leadership style?

The rules that guide how the initial distribution of views of each group member influences the final group decision are referred to as:

____________ refers to the tendency of an attitude to become magnified within a group after members discuss an issue among themselves.

GRIT appears to work on the basis of the ability of both parties to do which of the following?

Michael is the manager of a paper company who views the salespeople in his office as subordinates that need to obey his instructions. Michael is an example of a(n) ________ leader.

Research suggests that the presence of others can have either a positive or negative impact on our performance. According to information presented in your textbook, what factor helps to determine whether performance is enhanced or hindered by others?