Exam 14: Groups

At what status level do we see a person adapting to any situation the most?

According to social facilitation theory, for most people, task performance for tasks such as ____ should be enhanced by the presence of others, while task performance for tasks such as ____ should be hindered by the presence of others.

More powerful people plan ____ work on weekdays and ____ leisure on weekends than less powerful people.

Suppose that you and your family are moving to a new apartment. Because your little brother has an excellent memory for things in general, he is put in charge of remembering what is packed with what. Because your mother usually takes care of bill payment, 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 ____.

Patterns of binge eating were rarely noted prior to ____.

Which of the following is NOT typically a trait found among successful leaders?

Based on early research by Norman Triplett with racing cyclists, we should expect that people who exercise for half an hour on rowing machines at a gym, among other people, would be more likely to ____ than people who exercise for half an hour on a rowing machine in the privacy of their home.

Research has shown that power seems to create a state of mind that favors ____.

As defined in the text, a group is a collection of at least two people who ____.

Belonging to a human cultural group has two competing demands. They are ____.

A traditional economist-who believes that humans always behave in rational, self-interested ways-would be MOST shocked to learn about the human tendency for ____.

A research study concluded that high-performing executives added an average of ____ to the value of their company, as compared with average performers.

Social loafing is also known as the ____.

The term groupthink, as used by social psychologists, refers to ____.

Suppose that you own a rowboat and sometimes go rowing in the summer. In June, you are planning to go rowing with two of your friends (three people total in the boat), and in July, you are planning to go rowing with just one friend (two people total in the boat). Will you put in more effort (row harder) on the three-person trip or on the two-person trip?

Compared to human groups, the social groups formed by animals are much less tolerant of ____.

According to your text, who probably laughs the most?

The term ____ refers to the tendency of group members to think alike.

What are the qualities of leaders that are "toxic" for their followers?