Group Processes Chapter 9
group decision making can be improved and the problems of process loss avoided if groups make sure to do...
-make individual members explicitly responsible for different types of information. -learn who is responsible for which information -take sufficient time for discussing and working on the problem
Why do group members tend to be homogeneous?
Many groups attract people who are similar and groups tend to operate in ways that encourage similarity in the members.
Specifies how group members should behave.
Norms
Specifies how individuals in particular positions should behave.
Roles
What do a sorority, your family, and the Houston Rockets have in common?
They are all groups
What is the definition of groupthink?
a kind of thinking in which maintaining group cohesiveness and solidarity is more important than considering facts.
cooperatively is when...
a person is expected to interact with others
Expected to act in a respectable, dignified manner when he attends campus functions. what does this illustrate?
a social role
According to Zajonc, you feel uncomfortable when someone enters the room because the person's presence is...
arousing
which of the following will give the greatest sense of belonging to a group and a sense of distinctiveness from others? a. being a student at the university of x b. being a member of the psychology honor society c. being an employee at target d. being a supporter of the New York Yankees
b. being a member of the psychology honor society
A larget "student body" is NOT a social group because...
each student cannot possibly interact with all other students.
most likely to focus on during information sharing...
facts that everyone knows.
people who may privately hold dissenting views tend to keep quiet create...
illusion of unanimity
Social Loafing suggests that...
it would be better to give each person an assignment to work on alone
Social Facilitation suggests that...
it would be better to have everyone work on the task together in the same room
When social psychologists define a social group as a collection of interdependent people, they mean that...
members influence one another
Social Facilitation is when...
people are in the presence of others and their individual performance CAN be evaluated
Social Loafing is when...
people are in the presence of others and their performance CANNOT be evaluated. Perform worse on simple tasks but better on complex tasks.
High cohesiveness is likely to cause a problem for a group when...
the group is working on a task that requires close cooperation between members
The abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S soldiers at Abu Ghraib best illustrates ....
the strength of a powerful situation
The presence of others increases performance on a well-rehearsed task because...
they are aroused
Example of engaging in social loafing...
tim, who washes a car with his friends
________leaders set clear, short-term goals and reward followers who meet them
transactional
___________ leaders inspire followers to focus on common long-term goals.
transformational
