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Question 31

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On Halloween night, Diener and colleagues conducted a study of trick-or-treat theft. Given a chance to steal candy, the children who were __________ were most likely to commit transgressions.

A) anonymous and alone
B) anonymous and in a group
C) frustrated and alone
D) frustrated and in a group

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Question 32

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Freedman and his colleagues had an accomplice listen to a humorous tape or watch a movie with other participants. When all sat close together, the accomplice

A) was liked less by males and liked more by females.
B) could more readily induce the group to express hostility toward the experimenter.
C) could more readily induce the group to laugh and clap.
D) could more readily distract the group from attending to the tape or movie.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is most likely to occur under conditions of deindividuation?

According to Marvin Shaw, two or more people who interact and influence one another are referred to as _____________.

Tina is excellent at organizing her employees, setting goals, and focusing on achieving those goals for the company. Tina excels in

The phenomenon whereby initial differences among student groups become sharper and greater with more time in university is known as

On exam day, a student you don't know sits near you. This person is best described as

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of a group?

Lee scored 99^th percentile in the verbal portion of the SAT. She loves to put her verbal skills to use in solving anagrams. Lee would most likely perform at her best

The fact that people associate mostly with others whose attitudes are similar to their own suggests the prevalence of naturally occurring

Compared to self-aware people, deindividuated people are

In accordance with the definition of "group" provided in the text, which of the following does not represent a group?

"It was such an exciting game," your friend insists. "We were all shouting and clapping together, everyone was in sync. When our team won, I realized I was jumping up and down, screaming, right along with everyone else. I don't know what got into me!" Your friend's reactions best illustrate the process of

When being observed __________ evaluation concerns, social facilitation occurs; when being lost in a crowd __________ evaluation concerns, social loafing occurs.

Minority influence is most likely to have an impact through

Making group members' performance individually identifiable seems to be one effective strategy for reducing

In one study, women who donned white nurses' uniforms and were made anonymous became __________ than when their names and personal identities were emphasized.

Group polarization occurs when group discussion _________ group members' initial inclinations.

According to group dynamics expert Marvin Shaw, one thing that all groups have in common is that their members

Buck works in a meat packing plant. Normally, the output of each individual on the assembly line is collectively evaluated. However, the plant managers are looking at effectiveness and productivity and decide to identify each individual worker's output. When being evaluated on an individual basis, Buck's productivity is likely to