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Two or more people who interact with and influence one another are called |
| | A) | coactors. |
| | B) | a group. |
| | C) | social facilitators. |
| | D) | groupthink. |
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People working simultaneously and individually on a noncompetitive task are called |
| | A) | social facilitators. |
| | B) | coactors. |
| | C) | group. |
| | D) | collective. |
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According to the text, the presence of others improved people's efficiency at |
| | A) | doing complex multiplication problems. |
| | B) | learning a foreign language. |
| | C) | learning nonsense words. |
| | D) | crossing out designated letters. |
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When people are present, we tend to |
| | A) | perspire less. |
| | B) | have a higher heart beat. |
| | C) | breathe slower. |
| | D) | have lower blood pressure. |
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The concern for how others are evaluating us is |
| | A) | self-protection evaluation. |
| | B) | ego evaluation. |
| | C) | evaluation apprehension. |
| | D) | social evaluation. |
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Which of the following is not true for groups? |
| | A) | Group members work less hard on additive tasks. |
| | B) | Group members perceive themselves as working just as hard in the group or individually. |
| | C) | A group situation decreases evaluation concerns. |
| | D) | Individual effort increases as the size of the group increases. |
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According to the text, in the Soviet Union, peasants' private plots accounted for ____ percent of the land and _____ percent of the food output. |
| | A) | 10, 22 |
| | B) | 1, 27 |
| | C) | 2, 18 |
| | D) | 13, 22 |
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The loss of self-awareness and evaluation apprehension is called |
| | A) | the singleton effect. |
| | B) | the group awareness effect. |
| | C) | deindividuation. |
| | D) | group polarization. |
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People in groups loaf less when |
| | A) | the task is routine. |
| | B) | they are with strangers. |
| | C) | the task is challenging. |
| | D) | they are in an unfamiliar setting. |
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Deindividuation shows that a group experience that diminishes self-consciousness also tends to |
| | A) | disconnect their behavior from their attitudes. |
| | B) | decrease their emotional arousal. |
| | C) | increase their feelings of self-esteem. |
| | D) | increase their sensitivity to social expectations. |
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Studies of risky shift eventually led to the formulation of |
| | A) | social facilitation theory. |
| | B) | group polarization hypothesis. |
| | C) | the reactance effect. |
| | D) | the diffusion of responsibility effect. |
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A false impression of how other people are feeling is a |
| | A) | pluralistic ignorance. |
| | B) | invalid social comparison. |
| | C) | cognitive dissonance. |
| | D) | social influence. |
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Group discussion |
| | A) | weakens the initial dominant point of view. |
| | B) | enhances pluralistic ignorance. |
| | C) | weakens informational influence. |
| | D) | enhances risk taking. |
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Which of the following is not a symptom of groupthink? |
| | A) | an illusion of invulnerability |
| | B) | free riders |
| | C) | self-censorship |
| | D) | rationalization |
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Who would be considered coactors? |
| | A) | two people playing tennis |
| | B) | four women in a reading circle |
| | C) | 20 people in a 10K race |
| | D) | two children playing checkers |
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According to the text, if a minority judges blue slides to be green |
| | A) | it has no effect on the judgments of the majority. |
| | B) | females but not males of the majority will occasionally agree. |
| | C) | members of the majority will occasionally agree. |
| | D) | males but not females of the majority will occasionally agree. |
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According to the text, a minority member who ___________ is persuasive. |
| | A) | argues realistically |
| | B) | has defected from the majority |
| | C) | wavers |
| | D) | appears impatient |
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The process by which certain group members motivate and guide the group is called |
| | A) | leadership. |
| | B) | group dynamics. |
| | C) | social control. |
| | D) | social facilitation. |
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Groupthink is happening when members desire |
| | A) | control. |
| | B) | freedom. |
| | C) | harmony. |
| | D) | power. |
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Which of the following would be considered a group as defined by the text? |
| | A) | 100 people waiting for an airplane to land |
| | B) | six people at a taxi stand |
| | C) | 30 people watching a movie |
| | D) | two people taking water samples |
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