Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) central route persuasion. 
B) peripheral route persuasion. 
C) leadership. 
D) the foot-in-the-door principle. 
A) central route persuasion. 
B) peripheral route persuasion. 
C) leadership. 
D) the foot-in-the-door principle.

Question 2

Which of the following does NOT strengthen the group minority influence?

Accepted Answer

A) defections from the majority 
B) self-confidence 
C) consistency 
D) open-mindedness 
A) defections from the majority 
B) self-confidence 
C) consistency 
D) open-mindedness

Question 3

People are more likely to exhibit social loafing if

Accepted Answer

A) their efforts are not rewarded. 
B) rewards are divided according to individual effort. 
C) rewards are divided equally regardless of individual effort. 
D) they are individually monitoreD. 
A) their efforts are not rewarded. 
B) rewards are divided according to individual effort. 
C) rewards are divided equally regardless of individual effort. 
D) they are individually monitoreD.

Question 4

Which of the following circumstances contributes to people becoming deindividuated?

Accepted Answer

A) They are immersed in a large group. 
B) They are physically anonymous. 
C) They are involved in arousing,distracting activities. 
D) All of the above 
A) They are immersed in a large group. 
B) They are physically anonymous. 
C) They are involved in arousing,distracting activities. 
D) All of the above

Question 5

What underlying processes help to explain the occurrence of group polarization?

Accepted Answer

A) informational influences and normative influences 
B) minority influences and social facilitation 
C) psychological reactance and deindividuation 
D) social comparison and self-censorship 
A) informational influences and normative influences 
B) minority influences and social facilitation 
C) psychological reactance and deindividuation 
D) social comparison and self-censorship

Question 6

Groups tend to loaf less when

Accepted Answer

A) the members of the group are friends. 
B) they will never see each other again. 
C) the members are dissimilar. 
D) the members are strangers. 
A) the members of the group are friends. 
B) they will never see each other again. 
C) the members are dissimilar. 
D) the members are strangers.

Question 7

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

Question 8

Which is NOT a factor in why other people create arousal in us?

Accepted Answer

A) apprehension 
B) distraction 
C) mere presence 
D) vanity 
A) apprehension 
B) distraction 
C) mere presence 
D) vanity

Question 9

You are in a group with the task of brainstorming a solution to a problem.How could you enhance your group's task?

Accepted Answer

Enhancing a group's task during a brains

Question 10

Explain the role of evaluation apprehension in both social facilitation and social loafing.

Accepted Answer

Evaluation apprehension refers to the fe

Question 11

When being observed increases evaluation concerns,_____ occurs.When being lost in a crowd decreases evaluation concerns _____ occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) social facilitation;social loafing 
B) social loafing;social facilitation 
C) groupthink;group polarization 
D) group polarization;groupthink 
A) social facilitation;social loafing 
B) social loafing;social facilitation 
C) groupthink;group polarization 
D) group polarization;groupthink

Question 12

List and describe each of the symptoms of groupthink.

Accepted Answer

Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon

Question 13

The fact that people associate mostly with others whose attitudes are similar to their own suggests the prevalence of naturally occurring

Accepted Answer

A) social facilitation. 
B) groupthink. 
C) minority influence. 
D) group polarization. 
A) social facilitation. 
B) groupthink. 
C) minority influence. 
D) group polarization.

Question 14

An example of someone who is involved with co-actors is

Accepted Answer

A) a runner in a race. 
B) a runner surrounded by others jogging. 
C) a group of people working on a class project. 
D) someone involved with planning a party. 
A) a runner in a race. 
B) a runner surrounded by others jogging. 
C) a group of people working on a class project. 
D) someone involved with planning a party.

Question 15

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 Republican judges voted _____ than when sitting with one Democratic judge.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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) social facilitation. 
B) mere presence. 
C) evaluation apprehension. 
D) social loafing. 
A) social facilitation. 
B) mere presence. 
C) evaluation apprehension. 
D) social loafing.

Question 17

Triplett (1898)conducted one of social psychology's first laboratory experiments by asking children to wind string on a fishing reel.The results of the study indicated that there was a positive relationship between the speed at which the children wound the reel and the presence of other children.Later studies found the same pattern and dubbed it

Accepted Answer

A) the groupthink effect. 
B) the social facilitation effect. 
C) social loafing. 
D) deindividuation. 
A) the groupthink effect. 
B) the social facilitation effect. 
C) social loafing. 
D) deindividuation.

Question 18

Research by Lee et al.(2011)indicated that

Accepted Answer

A) women are more egalitarian than men. 
B) men are more opposed to social hierarchies than women. 
C) men are more egalitarian than women. 
D) women are more likely to be task leaders than men. 
A) women are more egalitarian than men. 
B) men are more opposed to social hierarchies than women. 
C) men are more egalitarian than women. 
D) women are more likely to be task leaders than men.

Question 19

According to the text,physical anonymity _______ results in antisocial behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) always 
B) sometimes 
C) never 
D) almost never 
A) always 
B) sometimes 
C) never 
D) almost never

Question 20

Individuals who believe that physician-assisted suicides should be legalized meet to discuss the issue.Research on group interaction suggests that after the discussion the individuals will be

Accepted Answer

A) more likely to question the wisdom of legalizing physician-assisted suicides. 
B) even more convinced that physician-assisted suicides should be legalized. 
C) sharply divided over whether physician-assisted suicides should be legalized. 
D) opposed to the legalization of physician-assisted suicides. 
A) more likely to question the wisdom of legalizing physician-assisted suicides. 
B) even more convinced that physician-assisted suicides should be legalized. 
C) sharply divided over whether physician-assisted suicides should be legalized. 
D) opposed to the legalization of physician-assisted suicides.

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

Which of the following does NOT strengthen the group minority influence?

People are more likely to exhibit social loafing if

Which of the following circumstances contributes to people becoming deindividuated?

What underlying processes help to explain the occurrence of group polarization?

Groups tend to loaf less when

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

Which is NOT a factor in why other people create arousal in us?

You are in a group with the task of brainstorming a solution to a problem.How could you enhance your group's task?

Explain the role of evaluation apprehension in both social facilitation and social loafing.

When being observed increases evaluation concerns,_ occurs.When being lost in a crowd decreases evaluation concerns _ occurs.

List and describe each of the symptoms of groupthink.

The fact that people associate mostly with others whose attitudes are similar to their own suggests the prevalence of naturally occurring

An example of someone who is involved with co-actors is

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 Republican judges voted _____ than when sitting with one Democratic judge.

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

Research by Lee et al.(2011)indicated that

According to the text,physical anonymity _______ results in antisocial behavior.

Individuals who believe that physician-assisted suicides should be legalized meet to discuss the issue.Research on group interaction suggests that after the discussion the individuals will be

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Exam 8: Group Influence

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

Which of the following does NOT strengthen the group minority influence?

People are more likely to exhibit social loafing if

Which of the following circumstances contributes to people becoming deindividuated?

What underlying processes help to explain the occurrence of group polarization?

Groups tend to loaf less when

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

Which is NOT a factor in why other people create arousal in us?

You are in a group with the task of brainstorming a solution to a problem.How could you enhance your group's task?

Explain the role of evaluation apprehension in both social facilitation and social loafing.

When being observed increases evaluation concerns,_____ occurs.When being lost in a crowd decreases evaluation concerns _____ occurs.

List and describe each of the symptoms of groupthink.

The fact that people associate mostly with others whose attitudes are similar to their own suggests the prevalence of naturally occurring

An example of someone who is involved with co-actors is

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 Republican judges voted _____ than when sitting with one Democratic judge.

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

Research by Lee et al.(2011)indicated that

According to the text,physical anonymity _______ results in antisocial behavior.

Individuals who believe that physician-assisted suicides should be legalized meet to discuss the issue.Research on group interaction suggests that after the discussion the individuals will be

Introducing Social Psychology

The Self in a Social World

Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behavior and Attitudes

Genes,culture,and Gender

Conformity and Obedience

Persuasion

Prejudice: Disliking Others

Aggression: Hurting Others

Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Helping

Conflict and Peacemaking

Social Psychology in the Clinic

Social Psychology in Court

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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When being observed increases evaluation concerns,_ occurs.When being lost in a crowd decreases evaluation concerns _ occurs.