A. Social inhabitation
B. Social loafing
C. Distraction
D. All of these
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 of the following is most likely to interfere with one’s efforts to successfully quit smoking?
A. beginning an aerobic exercise program
B. consumption of alcohol
C. use of nicotine gum
D. informing others of one’s intentions to quit - Social facilitation refers to an increase in dominant responses in the presence of others of the same species, leading to:
A. Improved performance on both well-learned/easy tasks and poorly learned/difficult tasks
B. Improved performance on well-learned/easy tasks and deterioration in performance on poorly learned/difficult tasks
C. Deterioration in performance on well-learned/easy tasks and improved performance on poorly learned/difficult tasks
D. Deterioration in performance on both well-learned/easy tasks and poorly learned/difficult tasks - The performance of which of the following activities is least likely to be facilitated by the presence of an audience?
A. running
B. adding numbers
C. taking a final examination
D. memorizing a script - On which of the following tasks would the presence of observers be least likely to lead to better and faster performance?
A. raking leaves
B. bicycle racing
C. washing dishes
D. solving a crossword puzzle - in the traditional learning experiment, the effect of practice on performance is investigate(d) performance is the ______________ variable.
A. independent
B. extraneous
C. dependent
D. control - A person who mistrusts others and is hypersensitive and guarded may be classified as a (n)______personality.
A. dependent
B. antisocial
C. narcissistic
D. paranoid - Rodents respond to alarm calls by others in their group if these calls are continued and on danger is confirmed further calls may be ignored. it an example of:
A. Imprinting
B. Habituation
C. Conditioned reflex type I
D. Conditioned reflex type II - Rodents respond to alarm calls by others in their group. if these calls are continued and no danger is confirmed further calls may be ignored. it an example of:
A. Imprinting
B. Habituation
C. Conditioned reflex type I
D. Conditioned reflex type II
