Psyc 201 quiz 5 Test Questions All
Answered Correctly Graded A+.
what makes a group - Answer collection of individuals who have relations to one another
that makes them interdependent to some significant degree
purpose of living in a group - Answer evolutionary
-Protection from predators
-Efficiency in acquiring food
-Assistance with rearing children
-Defense against human aggressors
-These needs are so important that we have a psychological need to be with others
how did psychologists first see people performed better when around others? - Answer
bikers were faster when they were competing against others
Triplett brough 40 kids into his lab and had them turn fishing reels as fast as they could
The children turned the reels faster when they were around other kids doing the same thing
Same effect is found when the others are not doing the same task, but just there
Similar effects in animal species
social facilitation - Answer improved performance on simple or well-learned tasks in the
presence of others
social un facilitation - Answer Impaired perframnce in the presence of others when
performing a diffficual or novel task
Why social facilitation? - Answer 1. Evaluation apprehension
-If others can evaluate us, we have increased arousal
We dont want to look bad, so we get amped up/nervous
2. mere presence
-simply having others around makes us very alert/vigilant
Other agents can be unpredictable; we need to be able to act fast
social facilitarion evaluation aprehension study - Answer P's given list of nonsense words,
asked to pronounce them a certain number of times (making some more familiar than others);
then given pseudorecognition task: words flasked on a screen too fact so recognize, told to
, identify the words, or guess of they could not, none of the words presented were actually in the
study list
Completed task either: alone; in the presence of 2 students who watched attentively (evaluative
audience); in the presence of 2 blindfolded "observers" (cannot evaluate performance)
Results: it is the concern for others not their mere presence that is responsible for social
facilitation (no difference for blindfolded vs alone)
social facilitation mere presence study - Answer P's told to go in room to wait for other P's,
told to put on "speical experiment gear": take off shoes (well-learned task), put oversize socks
on top of own socks (novel), put oversized lab shoes on (novel), put oversized lab coat on
(novel)
Were ither alone, in the presence of others, or attentive audience (repaireman with back
turned)
Results: mere presence of others is enough for social facilitation (really iffy research results)
social loafing - Answer exerting less effort when working on a group task in which individual
contributions cannot be monitored due to the presence of others
free riders - Answer ppl who benefit from the group but give very little in return
when do groups make better decisions - Answer if the problem has a precise, factual answer
-pooling unique knowledge=best chance of finding the right answer (ex: trivia night)
Groupthink - Answer a style of thinking in which mintianing group cohesiveness and
solidarity is more important than considering things in a realistic manner
-seen in a lot of political decisions, challenger disaster
groupthink antecedent conditions - Answer high cohesiveness, insulation of the group, lack
of procedures for information search and appraisal, directive leadership, high stress with a low
degree if hope for finding a better solution than the oen favored by the
preventing groupthink - Answer . Group leaders need to remain impartial: If they make their
opinions known, members try to please them
2. Group members must seek divergent opinions
Designate someone to play devil's advocate
Solicit feedback from outsiders (non members)
3. Create subgroups that meet separately beforehand
4. Seek anonymous opinions (ex: use secret ballots, suggestion box)
Answered Correctly Graded A+.
what makes a group - Answer collection of individuals who have relations to one another
that makes them interdependent to some significant degree
purpose of living in a group - Answer evolutionary
-Protection from predators
-Efficiency in acquiring food
-Assistance with rearing children
-Defense against human aggressors
-These needs are so important that we have a psychological need to be with others
how did psychologists first see people performed better when around others? - Answer
bikers were faster when they were competing against others
Triplett brough 40 kids into his lab and had them turn fishing reels as fast as they could
The children turned the reels faster when they were around other kids doing the same thing
Same effect is found when the others are not doing the same task, but just there
Similar effects in animal species
social facilitation - Answer improved performance on simple or well-learned tasks in the
presence of others
social un facilitation - Answer Impaired perframnce in the presence of others when
performing a diffficual or novel task
Why social facilitation? - Answer 1. Evaluation apprehension
-If others can evaluate us, we have increased arousal
We dont want to look bad, so we get amped up/nervous
2. mere presence
-simply having others around makes us very alert/vigilant
Other agents can be unpredictable; we need to be able to act fast
social facilitarion evaluation aprehension study - Answer P's given list of nonsense words,
asked to pronounce them a certain number of times (making some more familiar than others);
then given pseudorecognition task: words flasked on a screen too fact so recognize, told to
, identify the words, or guess of they could not, none of the words presented were actually in the
study list
Completed task either: alone; in the presence of 2 students who watched attentively (evaluative
audience); in the presence of 2 blindfolded "observers" (cannot evaluate performance)
Results: it is the concern for others not their mere presence that is responsible for social
facilitation (no difference for blindfolded vs alone)
social facilitation mere presence study - Answer P's told to go in room to wait for other P's,
told to put on "speical experiment gear": take off shoes (well-learned task), put oversize socks
on top of own socks (novel), put oversized lab shoes on (novel), put oversized lab coat on
(novel)
Were ither alone, in the presence of others, or attentive audience (repaireman with back
turned)
Results: mere presence of others is enough for social facilitation (really iffy research results)
social loafing - Answer exerting less effort when working on a group task in which individual
contributions cannot be monitored due to the presence of others
free riders - Answer ppl who benefit from the group but give very little in return
when do groups make better decisions - Answer if the problem has a precise, factual answer
-pooling unique knowledge=best chance of finding the right answer (ex: trivia night)
Groupthink - Answer a style of thinking in which mintianing group cohesiveness and
solidarity is more important than considering things in a realistic manner
-seen in a lot of political decisions, challenger disaster
groupthink antecedent conditions - Answer high cohesiveness, insulation of the group, lack
of procedures for information search and appraisal, directive leadership, high stress with a low
degree if hope for finding a better solution than the oen favored by the
preventing groupthink - Answer . Group leaders need to remain impartial: If they make their
opinions known, members try to please them
2. Group members must seek divergent opinions
Designate someone to play devil's advocate
Solicit feedback from outsiders (non members)
3. Create subgroups that meet separately beforehand
4. Seek anonymous opinions (ex: use secret ballots, suggestion box)
