Question 1

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

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A)   social facilitation.
B)   groupthink.
C)   minority influence.
D)   group polarization.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

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

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A)   Informational influence and normative influence
B)   Minority influence and social facilitation
C)   Psychological reactance and deindividuation
D)   Social comparison and self-censorshipE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Freedman and his colleagues had an accomplice listen to a humorous tape or watch a movie with other participants. When all sat close together, the accomplice

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A)   was liked less by males and liked more by females.
B)   could more readily induce the group to express hostility toward the experimenter.
C)   could more readily induce the group to laugh and clap.
D)   could more readily distract the group from attending to the tape or movie.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Tom, a successful foreman in a large furniture factory, emphasizes the attainment of production goals and sets high standards for the workers under him. Tom's style is an example of ________________ leadership.

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A)   normative
B)   task
C)   autocratic
D)   Type AE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

A gang is __________ dangerous __________ the sum of its individual parts.

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A)   as; as
B)   more; than
C)   less; than
D)   some times less and some times more; thanE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Nearly 300 studies confirm that social arousal ___________ performance on easy tasks and __________ performance on difficult tasks.

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A)   hurts; boosts
B)   facilitates; boosts
C)   boosts; hurts
D)   hurts; facilitatesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following circumstances contributes to people becoming deindividuated?

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

Question 8

Research on social facilitation suggests that the design of new office buildings in which private offices are replaced with large, open areas may

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A)   invade privacy and disrupt worker morale.
B)   improve communication and build employee morale.
C)   disrupt creative thinking on complex tasks.
D)   disrupt performance of routine clerical tasks.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

People are more likely to bait a person to jump off a bridge when it is dark and

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A)   the crowd is small.
B)   the crowd is large.
C)   the crowd is made up of people with authoritarian personalities.
D)   the crowd is frustrated.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Juanita has been assigned an easy group project with three classmates, where the group will get one grade for the presentation they make at the end. According to the principles of social loafing, Juanita will most likely

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A)   slack off and not work as hard as she would have if she did the project herself.
B)   work harder than other group members to compensate for them slacking off.
C)   contribute equally to the group to produce the best group output possible.
D)   work just as hard as others but her quality will suffer due to evaluation apprehension.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Sanders and his colleagues have suggested that we are aroused in the presence of others, not only because of evaluation apprehension, but because we

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A)   engage in social comparison.
B)   become deindividuated.
C)   get distracted.
D)   need to belong.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

What is it about others that causes arousal?

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A)   They facilitate concentration
B)   They are attractive
C)   They create evaluation apprehension
D)   All of these choicesE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Making group members' performance individually identifiable seems to be one effective strategy for reducing

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A)   social facilitation.
B)   social loafing.
C)   minority influence.
D)   group polarization.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

The example in your text of the "choo-choo" chant given by a cult observer demonstrates how

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A)   chanting is relaxing and lulls individuals into a state of enlightened self-control.
B)   group activities enhance individual's sense of self-awareness.
C)   engaging in a unifying group activity enhances group cohesion.
D)   arousing and distracting activities can help in deindividuation.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

What are the three main circumstances that elicit deindividuation? Identify and discuss each.

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Question 16

When the mere presence of others strengthens the dominant response, ________________ has occurred.

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A)   coaction
B)   competition
C)   social facilitation
D)   group polarizationE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following describes the accentuation phenomenon?

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A)   Initial differences among student groups become less marked over time in university as a result of exposure to new information.
B)   Initial differences among student groups become sharper and greater with more time in university.
C)   Discussions with like-minded others stimulate creative thought and reduce the extremism of opinions.
D)   The benefits of group membership become more apparent the longer one is part of the group.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

The symptoms of groupthink illustrate which of the following social psychological processes?

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A)   self-serving bias
B)   self-justification
C)   conformity
D)   all of these choicesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Research on group polarization began with the erroneous conclusion that group discussion leads to

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A)   a risky shift.
B)   groupthink.
C)   pluralistic ignorance.
D)   group moderation.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

In one study, women who donned white nurses' uniforms and were made anonymous became __________ than when their names and personal identities were emphasized.

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A)   less sympathetic to patients' needs
B)   more sympathetic to patients' needs
C)   less aggressive in administering shock
D)   more aggressive in administering shockE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 7: Group Influence

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

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Research on social facilitation suggests that the design of new office buildings in which private offices are replaced with large, open areas may

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Juanita has been assigned an easy group project with three classmates, where the group will get one grade for the presentation they make at the end. According to the principles of social loafing, Juanita will most likely

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Tom, a successful foreman in a large furniture factory, emphasizes the attainment of production goals and sets high standards for the workers under him. Tom's style is an example of ________________ leadership.

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The symptoms of groupthink illustrate which of the following social psychological processes?

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The example in your text of the "choo-choo" chant given by a cult observer demonstrates how

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

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What is it about others that causes arousal?

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In one study, women who donned white nurses' uniforms and were made anonymous became __________ than when their names and personal identities were emphasized.

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Freedman and his colleagues had an accomplice listen to a humorous tape or watch a movie with other participants. When all sat close together, the accomplice

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Which of the following circumstances contributes to people becoming deindividuated?

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A gang is __________ dangerous __________ the sum of its individual parts.

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When the mere presence of others strengthens the dominant response, ________________ has occurred.

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What are the three main circumstances that elicit deindividuation? Identify and discuss each.

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Which of the following describes the accentuation phenomenon?

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Nearly 300 studies confirm that social arousal ___________ performance on easy tasks and __________ performance on difficult tasks.

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