Exam 9: Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

According to the authors of your text, women in leadership positions are in a double bind: If they conform to social expectations about how to behave and are warm and communal, they may be seen as having low leadership potential; then, when they are given the opportunity to lead and they ________, they are perceived negatively.

Which of the following explanations for social facilitation applies to humans but NOT to cockroaches? Humans are

Integrative solutions are

According to research, most people will recall a room temperature that is ________ when they are asked to recall being rejected by others.Why is this?

The agentic leadership style is most like which of the following?

Studies examining the relationship between leadership effectiveness and personality find that

The contingency theory of leadership assumed that there are two kinds of leaders: ________ and ________ leaders.

What is a social dilemma? Provide an example of a particular kind of social dilemma, and discuss how social dilemmas can be resolved.

Luke and Laura have been living together for years and have finally decided to break it off for good.Which of the following best illustrates an integrative solution to their dilemma of dividing up their possessions?

Ann is a leader who inspires her employees to look at the broad, long-term goals of her company.She is able to get her employees to find a common goal, and she really thinks outside of the box.Ann's leadership style is best described as

Recall that Zajonc and his colleagues (1969) employed the lowly cockroach in their studies of social facilitation.In the presence of other cockroaches, roaches would run faster down a straightaway to escape a bright light than they would alone, but took longer in the presence of a cockroach audience when the escape route was more complicated (i.e., when they had to run a maze).These findings support the idea that

The president of the Noodle Dome Charitable Trust has just resigned in disgrace, leaving the workings of the organization pretty much on track, but also leaving a large number of employees angry and upset.Bolstered by his previous successes in turning things around, Fred has stepped in to fill the president's role.Fred should adopt a(n) ________ of leadership in this case.

Assume that Pat has been appointed the team leader on a new software development project.If Pat is a(n) ________ and uses a(n) ________ leadership style, Pat is likely to be evaluated negatively.

What is group polarization? Make sure to describe the cognitive and motivational factors that contribute to group polarization.

The authors of your text cite the strategic disaster of the Bay of Pigs in 1961 as an example of

Recently, a major newspaper had to temporarily shut down its blog because of numerous anonymous posts that were highly offensive, much more offensive than any signed letter or posting.What is the best explanation as to why these online contributions were more offensive than signed letters?

Two different interpretations have been proposed to explain group polarization.The persuasive arguments interpretation is to ________ as the social comparison interpretation is to ________.

The phenomenon of groupthink is most likely to occur when a group is under stress, highly ________, and when the leader is very ________.

According to your text, group members tend to ________ in age, sex, beliefs, and opinions.

Which of the following collections of people best represents the social-psychological concept of a group?