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Interpersonal Relations And Group Processes

In 1986, the decision of NASA officials go forward with the launch of the space shuttle Challenger despite warnings from engineers to delay the launch is an example of the dangerous consequences of which social psychological process?

A. Brainstorming
B. Group polarization
C. Deindividuation
D. groupthink

In the 1957 Sidney Lumet film Twelve Angry Men, 12 jurors have to decide over the guilt or innocence of a young man changed with the murder of his father. At the outset, all but one of the jurors are convinced of the youth’s guilt. The lone juror (played by Henry Fond (a) actively attempts to change their minds, standing firm, committed self-confident and unwavering. One by one the other jurors change sides, until in the end they all agree that the accused in not guilty. Which form of social influence is this an example of?

A. Conformity
B. Minority influence
C. Normative influence
D. Informational influence

Research suggests that we seek out the company of others because of which motives?

A. To obtain information
B. To reduce anxiety
C. To compare ourselves with similar others
D. All of the above

Viewing people from different groups as individuals and viewing people from different subgroups(such as Scots and English) as members of a single superordinate group represent which two types of prejudice reduction strategies?

A. Intergroup contact
B. Decategorization
C. Recategorization
D. a and b

Which of the following are characteristics of an unhappy couple? 1.Retaliation 2.High equity 3.Reciprocation 4.Open about differences

A. 1 & 2
B. 3 & 4
C. 1 & 3
D. 2 & 4

According to social identity theory, from what do we derive a large part of our identity and feelings about ourselves?

A. Where we were born
B. The amount of prejudice experienced
C. The groups we belong to
D. Competition between groups

What were the conclusions drawn about ordinary people based on Maligram’s famous study of obedience?

A. People will engage in high levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures
B. People will engage in low levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures
C. People’s personality is the strongest determinant of obedient behaviour
D. People will challenge authority figures when they become distressed by their commands

Why did Zimbardo and his collaborators (1982) have to terminate their Stanford Prison Study?

A. The participants were not conforming to their roles
B. The guards were not prepared to harass, humiliate and intimidate the prisoners
C. The prisoners increasingly showed signs of individual and group disintegration
D. The experiment was set in a real prison with real prisoners, which raised a fierce human rights debate

Stroebe and Diehl(1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstorming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstorming session, because may speak at a time, other group members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon ‘production blocking’, because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ‘ idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they were allowed to express their ideas as they occurred than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results? 1.That ‘production blocking’ does not occur in interactive brainstorming groups. 2.That ‘production blocking’ is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstorming groups. 3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group. 4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.

A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 3
D. 2 & 4

Which one of the following statements about social support is true?

A. Social support in a broad social network impacts positively on health and stress
B. Social support in small groups helps one resist pressures to comply with an outside majority or to be obey an immoral authority
C. Both a & b
D. Neither a nor b