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1
Which of the following is not an example of group influence on an individual?
A)minority influence.
B)deindividuation.
C)social facilitation.
D)social loafing.
2
Social facilitation is the term used to describe the tendency for the presence of others
A)to affect our likelihood to help.
B)to either enhance or impair performance.
C)to make a person act more extroverted.
D)to make a person act more introverted.
3
When a task is easy, and others are observing, according to the social facilitation theory
A)there will be a decline in performance.
B)there will be no effect on performance.
C)there will be an improvement in performance.
D)there will be a curvilinear effect on performance.
4
Social loafing refers to
A)baking bread in groups.
B)working harder when in a group due to accountability.
C)enjoying oneself in the midst of a group performance.
D)slacking off when in a group due to unaccountability.
5
What is the term used to describe when a person's identity and self-awareness are diffused by being in the presence of a group, and a person might act in an unrestrained manners?
A)deinstitutionalization.
B)deindividuation.
C)decineration.
D)declination.
6
Group polarization occurs when
A)members in a group interact, but, instead of changing their minds about a topic, they keep their original ideas and strengthen those ideas.
B)the group members do not interact, and the members reverse their decisions to the opposite point of view.
C)social loafing is strong and deindividuation is weak.
D)the members in a group interact, and based upon what they hear, they discard their original ideas in favor of the other group members' ideas.
7
Research on the risky shift pertains to
A)group decision making dilemmas that are resolved with no effect on a group member's opinion.
B)group decision making dilemmas that are unresolved and the group members shift their position to the polar opposite side.
C)group members change their opinion privately, but not publicly.
D)group decision making studies where subjects in a group solve a dilemma by giving advice that is cautious or risk-taking.
8
Which researcher coined the term "groupthink"?
A)Leon Festinger
B)Norman Triplett
C)Irving Janis
D)Irwin Yalom
9
Groupthink is used to describe
A)the positive aspects that occur when a group works together.
B)group dynamics that can interfere with group decision-making processes and can produce disastrous results.
C)when group members have in-jokes and give each other knowing glances.
D)when group members are on the same wavelength and complete each others' sentences.
10
Research on working in pairs, teams, or in groups has shown that
A)collaborations are never productive.
B)teamwork is never as good as working alone.
C)group problem solving tasks always dilute original ideas.
D)collaborations can be productive.
11
The subject of minority influence refers to
A)when the group votes by minority rules instead of majority rules.
B)when the minority opinion in not able to sway the majority opinion.
C)when one person in a group influences the other members in the group.
D)when the group members only influence one member in the group.
12
Who are free riders?
A)People who report social loafers.
B)People who volunteer to give others a ride home in situations of potential drunk driving.
C)Those who do not put forth effort on a task, but reap the benefits of a group.
D)People who voice their opinions despite the unpopularity of their views.
13
Minority influence can
A)never sway the majority of the group members to the other point of view.
B)steer other group members who hold the majority view over to the minority point of view.
C)decrease creativity.
D)increase superficiality.
14
One finding of the risky shift effect is
A)that group decisions are often riskier when groupthink sets in.
B)that individual decisions are often riskier than group decisions.
C)that individuals help less when others are around.
D)that group decisions can encourage more extreme decisions than the person would have made in the first place.
15
It is through ______________ that group members can be inspired, motivated, and guided to be successful and productive.
A)fellowship
B)sportsmanship
C)coercion
D)leadership
16
Which style of leadership focuses on goals, standards, and organization?
A)task leadership
B)social leadership
C)semantic leadership
D)transformational leadership
17
If immersed in a group that gives a person a sense of anonymity, a person could
A)alter their social identity to meet the expectations of others.
B)unleash inhibitions because of deindividuation.
C)become inhibited because of social comparison.
D)accept responsibility for their actions.
18
Which style of leadership focuses on team building, conflict resolution, and morale?
A)surrogate leadership
B)social leadership
C)transparent leadership
D)task leadership
19
The transformational leadership style
A)encourages group members to transform themselves into better people.
B)strives to change the group members' opinions by showing them a better way to think.
C)changes opinions and attitudes without changing behaviors.
D)encourages and inspires group members to go above and beyond selfish interests and do what is best for the common good of the group as a whole.
20
Social comparison theory is offered as one explanation for ______________.
A)group polarization
B)pluralistic ignorance
C)summation polarity
D)group adhesion







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