Question 1

What is LEAST LIKELY to occur as a result of groupthink?

Accepted Answer

A) The group feels that it is morally superior to other groups. 
B) People within the group appear to be unanimous in their points of view. 
C) People within the group routinely play "devil's advocate" and argue against their usual point of view. 
D) The group is under the illusion that it is invulnerable.

Question 2

In one of the earliest social psychological experiments to be conducted, Norman Triplett examined the records of teams of cyclists. He found that cyclists who raced against each other ____ than those who raced alone (against the clock). ​

Accepted Answer

A) were more aggressive after the race 
B) got into more accidents 
C) cycled more quickly 
D) enjoyed the race less

Question 3

Research on social facilitation would suggest that, in general, runners would ____ when running alongside others as opposed to running alone.

Accepted Answer

A) run faster 
B) run slower 
C) be more likely to fall 
D) be more likely to injure themselves

Question 4

Which of the following does NOT qualify as a group?

Accepted Answer

A) A married couple 
B) One hundred people running a marathon together 
C) English students at a local university 
D) Three people who have never met before and have nothing in common

Question 5

Narcissists are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) people who regard themselves as better than others and are constantly trying to win the admiration of others 
B) people who have a total disregard for ethics and morality 
C) essentially the same as people with healthy levels of self-esteem 
D) people who overvalue superficial qualities (e.g., physical attractiveness)and undervalue deeper qualities (e.g., loyalty)

Question 6

When a group member decides not to express doubts about a group's decision, he or she has engaged in ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) self-censorship 
B) deindividuation 
C) social facilitation 
D) the risky shift

Question 7

A group of friends are discussing which movie to watch that evening. Mohammed wants to watch a science fiction movie, but the rest of his friends want to watch a horror movie because they think it is cooler. Although he does not agree that watching horror movies is cool, Mohammed plays along with the plans of his friends because he does not want to be ridiculed. In this scenario, which phenomenon explains Mohammed's behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Social facilitation 
B) Social loafing 
C) Groupthink 
D) Brainstorming

Question 8

Decisions that are made by committee tend to be less than optimal. This is mostly because such decisions ____.

Accepted Answer

A) are usually based on limited information 
B) are usually made under tight time pressure 
C) are usually made under stressful circumstances 
D) do not have the benefit of a strong, directive leader

Question 9

What happens when the process of talking about a dilemma results in moving the group toward a more extreme view?

Accepted Answer

A) Social loafing 
B) The bad apple effect 
C) The commons dilemma 
D) The risky shift

Question 10

The fact that humans engage in altruistic punishment fits one of the themes of the text, namely that ___.

Accepted Answer

A) natural selection has favored humans who are able to participate in a cultural society 
B) cultural animals copy things that they see others doing 
C) humans process information using the duplex mind 
D) humans are born with access to a collective unconscious

Question 11

Why does social loafing occur?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Research suggests that greater power makes people ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) rely more on the automatic processing system 
B) rely more on the controlled processing system 
C) conform more 
D) be more rigid in their thinking

Question 13

Research suggests that one of the reasons groups may make foolish decisions is that _____.

Accepted Answer

A) members may self-censor 
B) being in groups lowers morale 
C) group members socialize too much 
D) only mediocre employees participate in groups

Question 14

Based on research on social facilitation, we should expect that-all else being equal-children who work on a set of easy puzzles alone will ____ than children who work on the same puzzles side by side in a big group of other children.

Accepted Answer

A) work more slowly 
B) work more quickly 
C) second-guess themselves less 
D) second-guess themselves more

Question 15

You, the manager of an electronics store, have asked the salespeople in the camera department and the computer department to come up with regular, weekly ideas about how to increase sales. However, you have asked the people in the camera department to think of ideas independently, whereas you have asked the people in the computer department to get together every week and brainstorm. You should expect, after several weeks of this, that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the camera group will come up with more ideas, but the computer group will have a stronger group bond 
B) the computer group will come up with more ideas and have a stronger group bond 
C) the computer group will come up with more ideas, but they will not necessarily have a stronger group bond 
D) the camera group and the computer group will likely come up with the same number of ideas, but the computer group will have a stronger group bond

Question 16

What is NOT one of the three processes upon which social facilitation depends?

Accepted Answer

A) Evaluation apprehension 
B) Distraction 
C) Bodily arousal 
D) Social loafing

Question 17

Altruistic punishment is BEST described as ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) punishing others for their own good 
B) punishing others for their own good-and making sacrifices in order to do so 
C) punishing those who cheat the system 
D) punishing those who cheat the system-and making sacrifices in order to do so

Question 18

Office building X makes use of an open floor plan with many shared spaces (rather than cubicles or offices). This kind of floor plan is likely to increase productivity among some employees but decrease productivity among others. Of the following people, who is likely to suffer MOST?

Accepted Answer

A) Tom, a copy machine operator 
B) Suzanne, an analyst 
C) Moe, a typist 
D) Ursula, a janitor

Question 19

It would be MOST  accurate to say that "groups are smarter than individuals" when ____.

Accepted Answer

A) only the experts in the groups are allowed to express opinions 
B) groups engage in brainstorming tasks 
C) individual group members work independently and all make contributions 
D) they have a dominant leader

Question 20

People cooperate more with others when they are individually identified, whereas the anonymity of groups produces more greed, fear, and other dangerous reactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Groups

What is LEAST LIKELY to occur as a result of groupthink?

In one of the earliest social psychological experiments to be conducted, Norman Triplett examined the records of teams of cyclists. He found that cyclists who raced against each other ____ than those who raced alone (against the clock) .

Research on social facilitation would suggest that, in general, runners would ____ when running alongside others as opposed to running alone.

Which of the following does NOT qualify as a group?

Narcissists are ____.

When a group member decides not to express doubts about a group's decision, he or she has engaged in ____.

Decisions that are made by committee tend to be less than optimal. This is mostly because such decisions ____.

What happens when the process of talking about a dilemma results in moving the group toward a more extreme view?

The fact that humans engage in altruistic punishment fits one of the themes of the text, namely that ___.

Why does social loafing occur?

Research suggests that greater power makes people ____.

Research suggests that one of the reasons groups may make foolish decisions is that _____.

Based on research on social facilitation, we should expect that-all else being equal-children who work on a set of easy puzzles alone will ____ than children who work on the same puzzles side by side in a big group of other children.

What is NOT one of the three processes upon which social facilitation depends?

Altruistic punishment is BEST described as ____.

Office building X makes use of an open floor plan with many shared spaces (rather than cubicles or offices) . This kind of floor plan is likely to increase productivity among some employees but decrease productivity among others. Of the following people, who is likely to suffer MOST?

It would be MOST accurate to say that "groups are smarter than individuals" when ____.

People cooperate more with others when they are individually identified, whereas the anonymity of groups produces more greed, fear, and other dangerous reactions.

Exam 14: Groups

What is LEAST LIKELY to occur as a result of groupthink?

In one of the earliest social psychological experiments to be conducted, Norman Triplett examined the records of teams of cyclists. He found that cyclists who raced against each other ____ than those who raced alone (against the clock) . ​

Research on social facilitation would suggest that, in general, runners would ____ when running alongside others as opposed to running alone.

Which of the following does NOT qualify as a group?

Narcissists are ____.

When a group member decides not to express doubts about a group's decision, he or she has engaged in ____. ​

Decisions that are made by committee tend to be less than optimal. This is mostly because such decisions ____.

What happens when the process of talking about a dilemma results in moving the group toward a more extreme view?

The fact that humans engage in altruistic punishment fits one of the themes of the text, namely that ___.

Why does social loafing occur?

Research suggests that greater power makes people ____. ​

Research suggests that one of the reasons groups may make foolish decisions is that _____.

Based on research on social facilitation, we should expect that-all else being equal-children who work on a set of easy puzzles alone will ____ than children who work on the same puzzles side by side in a big group of other children.

What is NOT one of the three processes upon which social facilitation depends?

Altruistic punishment is BEST described as ____. ​

Office building X makes use of an open floor plan with many shared spaces (rather than cubicles or offices) . This kind of floor plan is likely to increase productivity among some employees but decrease productivity among others. Of the following people, who is likely to suffer MOST?

It would be MOST accurate to say that "groups are smarter than individuals" when ____.

People cooperate more with others when they are individually identified, whereas the anonymity of groups produces more greed, fear, and other dangerous reactions.

In one of the earliest social psychological experiments to be conducted, Norman Triplett examined the records of teams of cyclists. He found that cyclists who raced against each other ____ than those who raced alone (against the clock) .

When a group member decides not to express doubts about a group's decision, he or she has engaged in ____.

Research suggests that greater power makes people ____.

Altruistic punishment is BEST described as ____.