Question 1

Which is one of the bases of power identified by French and Raven?

Accepted Answer

A) normative 
B) interpersonal 
C) bilateral 
D) referent 
E) charismatic 
A) normative 
B) interpersonal 
C) bilateral 
D) referent 
E) charismatic

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Humans are the only primates that live in groups organized into status hierarchies. 
B) Groups will remain unstructured unless an external threat prompts formation of a hierarchy. 
C) Groups with organized dominance hierarchies are generally more effective than groups with flat status structures. 
D) As the interpersonal complementarity hypothesis predicts,dominant behaviors tend to provoke dominance behaviors, 
E) The iron law of oligarchy assumes the populace will resist domination by a minority. 
A) Humans are the only primates that live in groups organized into status hierarchies. 
B) Groups will remain unstructured unless an external threat prompts formation of a hierarchy. 
C) Groups with organized dominance hierarchies are generally more effective than groups with flat status structures. 
D) As the interpersonal complementarity hypothesis predicts,dominant behaviors tend to provoke dominance behaviors, 
E) The iron law of oligarchy assumes the populace will resist domination by a minority.

Question 3

Carl is a 27-year-old who has worked for ten years with software development and hardware installation.When the group must decide what type of network to install,they listen to everything Carl says and make the choice he recommends.According to expectation-states theory,Carl achieved high status in this group because of his ___ status characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) ascribed 
B) ideal 
C) specific 
D) diffuse 
E) potential 
A) ascribed 
B) ideal 
C) specific 
D) diffuse 
E) potential

Question 4

Zimbardo,in his study of college students who were either prisoners or guards in a simulated prison,concluded that the participants felt compelled to act consistently with their roles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Zimbardo,drawing on his study of reactions to authority,concluded

Accepted Answer

A) When others harm us,we should turn the other cheek. 
B) A negative situation can turn a good person into a bad one. 
C) People have the power to resist a malevolent authority. 
D) Social pressures are not as strong as psychological ones. 
E) In the end,roles are not as powerful as personalities. 
A) When others harm us,we should turn the other cheek. 
B) A negative situation can turn a good person into a bad one. 
C) People have the power to resist a malevolent authority. 
D) Social pressures are not as strong as psychological ones. 
E) In the end,roles are not as powerful as personalities.

Question 6

Milgram maintained that his subjects obeyed because they

Accepted Answer

A) were in an agentic state,which caused them to obey the authority's orders. 
B) were weak-willed individuals who obeyed others. 
C) grew up during a time when obedience to authority was taken-for-granted. 
D) were not committed to their role in the research. 
E) did not think the learner was being harmed. 
A) were in an agentic state,which caused them to obey the authority's orders. 
B) were weak-willed individuals who obeyed others. 
C) grew up during a time when obedience to authority was taken-for-granted. 
D) were not committed to their role in the research. 
E) did not think the learner was being harmed.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a base of power identified by French and Raven?

Accepted Answer

A) reward 
B) referent 
C) coercive 
D) normative 
E) legitimate 
A) reward 
B) referent 
C) coercive 
D) normative 
E) legitimate

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Bullies are usually social misfits. 
B) Females tend to bully through relational aggression,males through physical aggression. 
C) Bullying tends to be a dyadic process (involving the bully and a victim)rather than a group-level process. 
D) Bullying is usually retribution for some previous harm done by the victim to the bully. 
E) Bullying is now considered to be a relatively normal conflict stage that most children pass through without any negative consequences. 
A) Bullies are usually social misfits. 
B) Females tend to bully through relational aggression,males through physical aggression. 
C) Bullying tends to be a dyadic process (involving the bully and a victim)rather than a group-level process. 
D) Bullying is usually retribution for some previous harm done by the victim to the bully. 
E) Bullying is now considered to be a relatively normal conflict stage that most children pass through without any negative consequences.

Question 9

The fundamental attribution error occurs when a person believes that others' actions are a product of their internal beliefs and personalities and overlooks the role of the group and environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Milgram recorded the least obedience when

Accepted Answer

A) he replicated the study away from Yale (in downtown Bridgeport). 
B) the shocks were being given to the experimenter who insisted he be released. 
C) part of a group that refused to continue. 
D) when the authority left the room. 
E) when the victim complained of a heart condition. 
A) he replicated the study away from Yale (in downtown Bridgeport). 
B) the shocks were being given to the experimenter who insisted he be released. 
C) part of a group that refused to continue. 
D) when the authority left the room. 
E) when the victim complained of a heart condition.

Question 11

William is the recognized whiz in the office when it comes to computer programming,so his influence over others is considerable.William has ____ power.

Accepted Answer

A) reward 
B) referent 
C) coercive 
D) expert 
E) legitimate 
A) reward 
B) referent 
C) coercive 
D) expert 
E) legitimate

Question 12

Americans fear terrorist attacks by Muslims against America.If Americans fall prey to the fundamental attribution error,they will conclude

Accepted Answer

A) Muslims are committed to expanding their world domination by violence. 
B) American aggression forced the Islamic world to protect itself. 
C) Most Muslims are peaceful people coerced into violence by their malevolent leaders. 
D) Conflict between religious groups is inevitable. 
A) Muslims are committed to expanding their world domination by violence. 
B) American aggression forced the Islamic world to protect itself. 
C) Most Muslims are peaceful people coerced into violence by their malevolent leaders. 
D) Conflict between religious groups is inevitable.

Question 13

The distress Milgram's subjects displayed suggests that they were struggling to resist the experimenter's orders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One of the tenets of the interpersonal complementarity hypothesis is dominant behaviors elicit submissive behaviors and vice versa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Social dominance orientation is the tendency to follow others' orders,even in situations where the orders may cause harm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Unlike other bases of power,legitimate power stems from

Accepted Answer

A) an ability to control important resources. 
B) the structure of the group. 
C) external sources. 
D) attraction between group members. 
E) arbitrary factors. 
A) an ability to control important resources. 
B) the structure of the group. 
C) external sources. 
D) attraction between group members. 
E) arbitrary factors.

Question 17

From a group dynamics perspective,obedience was high in the Milgram experiment because of the

Accepted Answer

A) immorality of the participants. 
B) persuasiveness of the experimenter. 
C) power of the experimenter in the situation. 
D) ambiguity of the situation. 
E) frustration and anger of the subjects. 
A) immorality of the participants. 
B) persuasiveness of the experimenter. 
C) power of the experimenter in the situation. 
D) ambiguity of the situation. 
E) frustration and anger of the subjects.

Question 18

According to French and Raven,power comes from two sources: rewards and punishment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to Kelman,which sequence is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) compliance,identification,internalization 
B) identification,compliance,internalization 
C) identification,rebellion,conversion 
D) compliance,conformity,conversion 
E) alarm,resistance,exhaustion 
A) compliance,identification,internalization 
B) identification,compliance,internalization 
C) identification,rebellion,conversion 
D) compliance,conformity,conversion 
E) alarm,resistance,exhaustion

Question 20

The engaged followership model,applied to Milgram's research,suggests those who obeyed the experimenter:

Accepted Answer

A) entered an agentic state and so felt as though they were the agents of a higher authority. 
B) did not realize they were causing discomfort for the learner. 
C) identified with the experimenter and the study's purposes,and so cooperated by helping to complete the study. 
D) were overwhelmed by the power of the situation. 
E) experienced substantial declines in personal power. 
A) entered an agentic state and so felt as though they were the agents of a higher authority. 
B) did not realize they were causing discomfort for the learner. 
C) identified with the experimenter and the study's purposes,and so cooperated by helping to complete the study. 
D) were overwhelmed by the power of the situation. 
E) experienced substantial declines in personal power.

Which is one of the bases of power identified by French and Raven?

Which of the following statements is true?

Zimbardo,in his study of college students who were either prisoners or guards in a simulated prison,concluded that the participants felt compelled to act consistently with their roles.

Zimbardo,drawing on his study of reactions to authority,concluded

Milgram maintained that his subjects obeyed because they

Which of the following is NOT a base of power identified by French and Raven?

Which of the following statements is true?

The fundamental attribution error occurs when a person believes that others' actions are a product of their internal beliefs and personalities and overlooks the role of the group and environment.

Milgram recorded the least obedience when

William is the recognized whiz in the office when it comes to computer programming,so his influence over others is considerable.William has ____ power.

Americans fear terrorist attacks by Muslims against America.If Americans fall prey to the fundamental attribution error,they will conclude

The distress Milgram's subjects displayed suggests that they were struggling to resist the experimenter's orders.

One of the tenets of the interpersonal complementarity hypothesis is dominant behaviors elicit submissive behaviors and vice versa.

Social dominance orientation is the tendency to follow others' orders,even in situations where the orders may cause harm.

Unlike other bases of power,legitimate power stems from

From a group dynamics perspective,obedience was high in the Milgram experiment because of the

According to French and Raven,power comes from two sources: rewards and punishment.

According to Kelman,which sequence is accurate?

The engaged followership model,applied to Milgram's research,suggests those who obeyed the experimenter:

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Exam 8: Power

Which is one of the bases of power identified by French and Raven?

Which of the following statements is true?

Zimbardo,in his study of college students who were either prisoners or guards in a simulated prison,concluded that the participants felt compelled to act consistently with their roles.

Zimbardo,drawing on his study of reactions to authority,concluded

Milgram maintained that his subjects obeyed because they

Which of the following is NOT a base of power identified by French and Raven?

Which of the following statements is true?

The fundamental attribution error occurs when a person believes that others' actions are a product of their internal beliefs and personalities and overlooks the role of the group and environment.

Milgram recorded the least obedience when

William is the recognized whiz in the office when it comes to computer programming,so his influence over others is considerable.William has ____ power.

Americans fear terrorist attacks by Muslims against America.If Americans fall prey to the fundamental attribution error,they will conclude

The distress Milgram's subjects displayed suggests that they were struggling to resist the experimenter's orders.

One of the tenets of the interpersonal complementarity hypothesis is dominant behaviors elicit submissive behaviors and vice versa.

Social dominance orientation is the tendency to follow others' orders,even in situations where the orders may cause harm.

Unlike other bases of power,legitimate power stems from

From a group dynamics perspective,obedience was high in the Milgram experiment because of the

According to French and Raven,power comes from two sources: rewards and punishment.

According to Kelman,which sequence is accurate?

The engaged followership model,applied to Milgram's research,suggests those who obeyed the experimenter:

An Introduction to Group Dynamics

Studying Groups

Inclusion and Identity

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Cohesion and Development

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Intergroup Relations

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