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Social Psychology Final

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This quiz encompasses chapters 2,3,4,6,8,9,10,12 & 13
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Question 1

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What is Social Loafing?
Answer
  • loosening of normal constraints on behavior when people can’t be identified.
  • the tendency for people to relax when they are in the presence of others and their individual performance cannot be evaluated, such that they do worse on simple tasks but better on complex tasks.
  • the tendency for people to do better on simple tasks and worse on complex tasks when they are in the presence of others and their individual performance can be evaluated
  • three or more people who interact and are interdependent in the sense that their needs and goals cause them to influence each other

Question 2

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What is deindividuation?
Answer
  • shared expectations in a group about how particular people are supposed to behave
  • qualities of a group that bind members together and promote liking between members
  • the tendency for people to relax when they are in the presence of others and their individual performance cannot be evaluated, such that they do worse on simple tasks but better on complex tasks
  • the loosening of normal constraints on behavior when people can't be identified (such as when they are in a crowd)

Question 3

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Why do groups often act dumb?
Answer
  • deindividuation, social loafing, social facilitation and transactive memory
  • process loss, failure to share unique information, groupthink
  • groupthink
  • group cohesiveness, transactive memory, social roles and groupthink

Question 4

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What is process loss?
Answer
  • a kind of thinking in which maintaining group cohesiveness and solidarity is more important than considering the facts in a realistic manner
  • the combined memory of two people that is more efficient than the memory of either individual
  • qualities of a group that bind members together and promote liking between members
  • any aspect of group interaction that inhibits good problem solving

Question 5

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"Groups might not try hard enough to find out who the most competent member is and instead rely on someone who really doesn’t know what he or she is talking about." This is an example of?
Answer
  • groupthink
  • social loafing
  • process loss
  • failure to share unique information

Question 6

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"The most competent member may find it difficult to disagree with everyone else in the group (normative social pressures)." This is an example of?
Answer
  • group cohesiveness
  • social loafing
  • groupthink
  • process loss

Question 7

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"Communication problems within the group may cause process loss. In some groups, people don’t listen to each other; in others, one person is allowed to dominate the discussion while the others tune out." This is an example of?
Answer
  • process loss
  • groupthink
  • social loafing
  • transactive memory

Question 8

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"Groups tend to focus on the information they share and ignore facts known to only some members of the group." What is this?
Answer
  • social loafing
  • groupthink
  • failure to share unique information
  • transactive memory

Question 9

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What is transactive memory?
Answer
  • the combined memory of two people that is more efficient than the memory of either individual.
  • a kind of thinking in which maintaining group cohesiveness and solidarity is more important that considering the facts in a realistic manner
  • any aspect of group interaction that inhibits good problem solving
  • the tendency for people to relax when they are in the presence of others and their individual performance cannot be evaluated, such that they do worse on simple tasks but better on complex tasks

Question 10

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What is groupthink?
Answer
  • three or more people who interact and are interdependent in the sense that their needs and goals cause them to influence each other
  • shared expectations in a group about how particular people are supposed to behave
  • qualities of a group that bind members together and promote liking between members
  • a kind of thinking in which maintaining group cohesiveness and solidarity is more important than considering the facts in a realistic manner

Question 11

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Group is highly cohesive
Answer
  • Symptom of groupthink
  • Defective Decision Making
  • Antecedent of groupthink

Question 12

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Illusion of invulnerability
Answer
  • Antecedent of groupthink
  • Symptom of groupthink
  • Defective Decision Making

Question 13

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Incomplete survey of alternatives
Answer
  • Antecedent of groupthink
  • Defective Decision Making
  • Symptom of groupthink

Question 14

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What are the five antecedents to groupthink?
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  • Illusion of invulnerability, poor information search, group isolation, self-censorship, incomplete survey of alternatives
  • Group is highly cohesive, group isolation, directive leader, high stress, poor decision-making procedures
  • Direct pressure on dissenters to conform, failure to examine risks of the favored alternative, illusion of unanimity, mindguards, group isolation
  • High stress, failure to develop contingency plans, belief in the moral correctness of the group, group isolation, directive leader

Question 15

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These are the antecedents of groupthink: Illusion of invulnerability; Belief in the moral correctness of the group; Self-censorship; Illusion of unanimity; Mindgaurds
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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The mnemonic for groupthink antecedents is: HIDSP; "Help, I Don't Sex Properly"
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 17

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A Directive Leader
Answer
  • Antecedent
  • Symptom
  • Defective

Question 18

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High Stress
Answer
  • Defective
  • Symptom
  • Antecedent

Question 19

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Help: Highly Cohesive
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  • Symptom
  • Antecedent
  • Defective

Question 20

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I: Group Isolation
Answer
  • Symptom
  • Antecedent

Question 21

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Don't: Directive Leader
Answer
  • Symptom
  • Antecedent

Question 22

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Sex: High Stress
Answer
  • Symptom
  • Antecedent

Question 23

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Properly: Poor Decision-Making Procedures
Answer
  • Antecedent
  • Symptom

Question 24

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What is the first symptom of groupthink?
Answer
  • Illusion of Invulnerability
  • Stereotyped View of Outgroup
  • Mindguards

Question 25

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What is the second symptom of groupthink?
Answer
  • Illusion of Invulnerability
  • Self-Censorship
  • Belief in the Moral Correctness of the Group

Question 26

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What is the third symptom of groupthink?
Answer
  • Belief in Moral Correctness of the Group
  • Illusion of Invulnerability
  • Stereotyped views of out-group
  • Self-Censorship

Question 27

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What is the fourth symptom of groupthink?
Answer
  • Illusion of Invulnerability
  • Self-Censorship
  • Stereotyped views of out-group
  • Belief in the Moral Correctness of the group
  • Mindguards

Question 28

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What is the fifth symptoms of groupthink?
Answer
  • Direct Pressure on Dissenters to Conform
  • Illusion of Invulnerability
  • Self-Censorship
  • Belief in Moral Correctness of the Group
  • Stereotyped Views of Out-Group
  • Illusion of Unanimity

Question 29

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What is the sixth symptom of groupthink?
Answer
  • Self-Censorship
  • Stereotyped Views of Out-Group
  • Illusion of Invulnerability
  • Illusion of Unanimity
  • Direct Pressure on Dissenters to Conform
  • Belief in the Moral Correctness of the group

Question 30

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What is the seventh symptom of groupthink?
Answer
  • Illusion of Invulnerability
  • Belief in Moral Correctness of the Group
  • Stereotyped Views of Out-Group
  • Self-Censorship
  • Direct Pressure on Dissenters to Conform
  • Illusion of Unanimity
  • Mindguards

Question 31

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Defective Decision Making: Incomplete Survey of Alternatives
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 32

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Defective Decision Making: The Group is Highly Cohesive
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 33

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Defective Decision Making: Failure to Examine Risks of the Favored Alternative
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 34

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Defective Decision Making: Excellent Information Search
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 35

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Defective Decision Making: Failure to Develop Contingency Plans
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 36

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Remain partial is way to avoid groupthink
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 37

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Seek outside opinions is a way to avoid groupthing
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 38

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Creation of one large group is a way to avoid groupthink
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 39

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Seek anonymous opinions to avoid groupthink
Answer
  • True
  • False
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