Final Questions
Question 1 The Hawthorne Effect, as applied to group dynamics research, suggests:
Answer
| a. | sociometric methods should be used whenever possible | | b. | group processes cannot be understood using observational methods | | c. | research should be conducted, whenever possible, in the laboratory | | d. | people may act differently when they know they are being studied | | e. | None of the above |
1 points
Question 2 In Kurt Lewin’s formula: B = f(P,E), P stands for ___ and E stands for ___.
Answer
| a. | prepotency; externalities | | b. | person; environment | | c. | potential; evolution | | d. | predisposition; expectancies | | e. | None of the above. |
1 points
Question 3 In the prison experiment, Zimbardo attributed the behavior of the subjects who participated in the experiement to:
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| a. | the power tactics used by the staff | | b. | the experimenter’s authority | | c. | the personality traits of the individuls | | d. | repeated failures to process relevant information | | e. | the roles which the subjects occupied |
1 points
Question 4 In the study conducted by Lewin, Lippitt, & White, reliance on the leader, critical discontent, and demands for attention were greatest in groups with _________ .
Answer
| a. | transactional leaders | | b. | absent leaders | | c. | laissez-faire leaders | | d. | autocratic leaders | | e. | democratic leaders |
1 points
Question 5 According to the text, humans affiliate in social groups because:
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| a. | of their need for belonging. | | b. | they are instinctively gregarious. | | c. | isolation is a negative, painful experience. | | d. | groups provide an evolutionary adaptive advantage. | | e. | All of the above are possible reasons. |
1 points
Question 6 Crandall, in his study of binge eating in women’s groups, found that:
Answer
| a. |
Answer
| a. | sociometric methods should be used whenever possible | | b. | group processes cannot be understood using observational methods | | c. | research should be conducted, whenever possible, in the laboratory | | d. | people may act differently when they know they are being studied | | e. | None of the above |
1 points
Question 2 In Kurt Lewin’s formula: B = f(P,E), P stands for ___ and E stands for ___.
Answer
| a. | prepotency; externalities | | b. | person; environment | | c. | potential; evolution | | d. | predisposition; expectancies | | e. | None of the above. |
1 points
Question 3 In the prison experiment, Zimbardo attributed the behavior of the subjects who participated in the experiement to:
Answer
| a. | the power tactics used by the staff | | b. | the experimenter’s authority | | c. | the personality traits of the individuls | | d. | repeated failures to process relevant information | | e. | the roles which the subjects occupied |
1 points
Question 4 In the study conducted by Lewin, Lippitt, & White, reliance on the leader, critical discontent, and demands for attention were greatest in groups with _________ .
Answer
| a. | transactional leaders | | b. | absent leaders | | c. | laissez-faire leaders | | d. | autocratic leaders | | e. | democratic leaders |
1 points
Question 5 According to the text, humans affiliate in social groups because:
Answer
| a. | of their need for belonging. | | b. | they are instinctively gregarious. | | c. | isolation is a negative, painful experience. | | d. | groups provide an evolutionary adaptive advantage. | | e. | All of the above are possible reasons. |
1 points
Question 6 Crandall, in his study of binge eating in women’s groups, found that:
Answer
| a. |