Group think occurs when members of a cohesive group.

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. 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

3. Tanvir is a graduate student who is studying identity formation. He selects a group of 5-year-olds, a group of 10-years-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and interviews each group asking them what they plan to be when they finish school. In this example, Tanvir is using:

   A. a multi-factorial research design
   B. a longitudinal research design
   C. a cross-sectional research design
   D. a nested condition research design

4. Sarah in a group which is responsible for keeping a mile in a local road clear of litter wice a year, anyone who wants to can help the group pick up garbage and litter along the highway. Which of the following describes the type of group Sarah is in?

   A. task and social
   B. social and inclusive
   C. task and exclusive
   D. task and inclusive

5. The tendency for people to adopt the behavior and opinions of other group members is known as_________?

   A. Conformity
   B. Social norms
   C. Compliance
   D. Mastery

6. The process by which members of a society are taught how behave and feel by influential members of that society is referred to as:

   A. Role ambiguity
   B. Socialization
   C. Hawthorne effect
   D. Social roles
   E. normative influence

7. Maya has always preferred individual assignments to group projects because she finds that she can accomplish more when she works on her own. the process that would best explain why Maya accomplishes less when she works as part of group is _________?

   A. social loafing
   B. social interference
   C. diffusion of responsibility
   D. the bystander effect

8. In the study on group communication and leadership, which communication styles would it be impossible to predict who would be seen as the group leader?

   A. the chain and wheel communications
   B. the y and circle communications
   C. the y and free communications
   D. the circle and free communications

9. 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
   E. b and c

10. Educational products, as representative of the total effect of learning, differ among_____groups and between members of the same group:

    A. Cultural
    B. Licensed
    C. Successful
    D. Existing