Chap 11 Quizzes B

Executives from a Japanese automobile company decide to build an automobile plant in the United States. In Japan, workers in automobile plants work together in teams. According to research on social loafing why would this NOT be as good an idea for U.S. workers?

In individualist cultures, social loafing would be more likely and decrease production.

A norm is

an understood rule for accepted and expected behavior in a given group.

The gradually escalating levels of destructive obedience in the Milgram experiments BEST illustrate one of the potential dangers of the _____ phenomenon.

foot-in-the-door

If the political conservatism of female students who join sororities is greater than that of female students who do not, the gap in the political attitudes of the two groups will probably widen as they progress through college. This would be BEST explained in terms of:

group polarization.

The tragic decision to launch the space shuttle Challenger resulted in part from the minimal expression of dissenting views among NASA personnel and advisors. This BEST illustrates the dangers of _____.

groupthink

While on a date with his girlfriend, Juan discovered that she was depressed about a low exam grade. He found that he began to feel dejected and they both talked very little and ended the date early. Juan's change in mood BEST illustrates:

the chameleon effect.

The gradually escalating levels of destructive obedience in the Milgram experiments BEST illustrate one of the potential dangers of:

the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.

Participants in Milgram's obedience experiments were informed that they were involved in a study of:

learning.

Social loafing refers to the tendency for people to:

exert less effort when working in groups than when working alone.

Researchers find that conformity to the group does NOT increase when:

one is made to feel secure.

Social facilitation is MOST likely to occur in the performance of _____ tasks.

simple, well-practiced

John is not a great golfer; he has only been playing golf for two years. One day, John was playing alone and a foursome in front of him told him he could play through. All four of the others watched him tee off. According to social facilitation research, what type of performance would you expect from John?

He will not perform well due to increased arousal.

People often accept other people's opinions about reality because they wish to be accurate. This is called _____ social influence.

Informational