Question 1

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

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A)   more likely to question the wisdom of legalizing physician-assisted suicide.
B)   even more convinced that physician-assisted suicide should be legalized.
C)   sharply divided over whether physician-assisted suicide should be legalized.
D)   opposed to the legalization of physician-assisted suicide.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 2

Describe how the symptoms of groupthink illustrate self-justification, self-serving bias, and conformity.

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Groupthink is a phenomenon in which a gr...

Question 3

When a group believes that if it works hard, its efforts will potentially be rewarded,

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A)   its members will work hard.
B)   its members will be more relaxed and easy going.
C)   it does not affect the members' efforts.
D)   the members will ask for more time to accomplish the task successfully.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

______________ leaders focus on getting to know their subordinates and listening carefully, while maintaining high expectations of how subordinates will perform.

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A)   task
B)   social
C)   transactional
D)   transformationalE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following group process theories should be considered by a corporate planning committee looking into developing the layout for their new office space?

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A)   groupthink
B)   social facilitation
C)   social loafing
D)   deindividuationE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Pluralistic ignorance is

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A)   a false impression of how other people are thinking.
B)   a wrong impression of how people respond.
C)   an erroneous impression of how people feel.
D)   all of these choices.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Explain why minority influence often leads to genuine acceptance rather than simply public compliance.

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Question 8

A loss of both self-awareness and evaluation apprehension can lead to

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A)   social facilitation.
B)   powerful minority influence effects.
C)   coactor effects.
D)   deindividuation.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

In a neighbourhood dispute over a new zoning law, some of your neighbours think the change will be positive, but others are against it. After discussing the issue with your next-door neighbours, you feel much more strongly against the law than you did before. This can best be explained by

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A)   propinquity.
B)   group polarization.
C)   deindividuation.
D)   pluralistic ignorance.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following situations is more likely to result in better performance?

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A)   Circling all the vowels on a page filled with text
B)   Memorizing nonsense syllables
C)   Performing complex multiplication problems
D)   Completing a complex mazeE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

According to your text, a minority group of one

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A)   has little chance of influencing a majority.
B)   has a good chance of influencing a majority.
C)   is usually well-respected.
D)   often becomes a "great person" leader.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following can occur in a minimal group situation?

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A)   social facilitation
B)   minority influence
C)   group polarization
D)   groupthinkE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

"Mindguards" protect group leaders from

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A)   unfair criticism.
B)   disagreeable facts.
C)   susceptibility to illusions.
D)   stereotyped views of the opponents.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of group polarization in one's community?

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A)   Gang delinquency
B)   Cheering wildly at a football game
C)   An isolated, troubled teenager shooting his classmates
D)   All of these choicesE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 15

People in groups loaf less when

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A)   all group members have comparable levels of self-esteem.
B)   the group is made up of a small number of friends.
C)   they work on a simple task with strangers.
D)   the task is aversive.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Social loafing occurs in situations in which people

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A)   pool their efforts toward a common goal.
B)   are not accountable as individuals.
C)   feel little evaluation apprehension.
D)   all of these choices.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Which of the following is not a symptom of groupthink?

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A)   an illusion of invulnerability.
B)   unquestioned beliefs in the group's morality.
C)   rationalization.
D)   closure.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

According to the text, what group process may have contributed to Airborne officers' participation in the 1993 beating death of a Somali boy?

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A)   social facilitation
B)   the free-rider effect
C)   deindividuation
D)   social loafingE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

John favours the death penalty. In discussing this issue with some like-minded classmates, he hears arguments for this position that he'd never considered before. After discussion, his opinion is more extreme. In this example, this outcome is best explained by

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A)   informational influence processes.
B)   normative influence processes.
C)   reactance theory.
D)   social comparison theory.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Lee scored in the 99th percentile on the verbal portion of the SAT. She loves to put her verbal skills to use in solving anagrams. Lee would most likely perform at her best

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A)   alone.
B)   in the mere presence of others also solving anagrams.
C)   after receiving positive feedback.
D)   after receiving negative feedback.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 7: Group Influence

Which of the following is not a symptom of groupthink?

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Which of the following group process theories should be considered by a corporate planning committee looking into developing the layout for their new office space?

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A loss of both self-awareness and evaluation apprehension can lead to

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Social loafing occurs in situations in which people

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Which of the following situations is more likely to result in better performance?

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According to your text, a minority group of one

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Which of the following is an example of group polarization in one's community?

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Describe how the symptoms of groupthink illustrate self-justification, self-serving bias, and conformity.

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John favours the death penalty. In discussing this issue with some like-minded classmates, he hears arguments for this position that he'd never considered before. After discussion, his opinion is more extreme. In this example, this outcome is best explained by

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Pluralistic ignorance is

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According to the text, what group process may have contributed to Airborne officers' participation in the 1993 beating death of a Somali boy?

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In a neighbourhood dispute over a new zoning law, some of your neighbours think the change will be positive, but others are against it. After discussing the issue with your next-door neighbours, you feel much more strongly against the law than you did before. This can best be explained by

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"Mindguards" protect group leaders from

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When a group believes that if it works hard, its efforts will potentially be rewarded,

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

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People in groups loaf less when

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Which of the following can occur in a minimal group situation?

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Explain why minority influence often leads to genuine acceptance rather than simply public compliance.

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Lee scored in the 99th percentile on the verbal portion of the SAT. She loves to put her verbal skills to use in solving anagrams. Lee would most likely perform at her best

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______________ leaders focus on getting to know their subordinates and listening carefully, while maintaining high expectations of how subordinates will perform.

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