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1. Which of the following is not a reason why compliance is a much more costly mechanism for groups and societies than conformity?

• Surveillance
• Enforcement
• Dissatisfaction
• Decreased productivity

Question 2. Some factors that increase social loafing include the following:

• group size, anonymity, unstructured environment, and high task clarity.
• group size, anonymity, unstructured environment, low task clarity.
• group size, anonymity, structured environment, low task clarity.
• group size, anonymity, structured environment, high task clarity.

Question 3. Relatively small deviations from the "average," like other forms of self-expression, assert our ______________but leave _______________to most group norms largely untouched

• subjectivity, conformity
• personality, convergence
• individuality, conformity
• collectivity, convergence

Question 4. We can define____________as the interpersonal processes that change group members' initial thoughts, feelings, and behavior, typically in the direction of group goals.

• group convergence
• influence
• conformity
• cognitive divergence

Question 5. Individuals with more expertise or informational power, or who occupy social roles high in legitimate power hold ___________ credibility.

• infinite
• potential for greater
• greater
• less

Question 6. Cohesive groups can better set__________, or evaluative standards for behavior. Members of cohesive groups are more likely to behaviorally conform to rules, that is, they willingly accept influence.

• goals
• norms
• objectives
• cultural variables.

Question 7. Which of the following is accurate with respect to groupthink?

• Interpersonal cohesion or possibly the attractiveness of a highly prestigious group may decrease groupthink, and stressing task cohesion or group structure may also decrease it.
• Interpersonal cohesion or possibly the attractiveness of a highly prestigious group may increase groupthink while stressing task cohesion or group structure may decrease it.
• Interpersonal cohesion or possibly the attractiveness of a highly prestigious group may increase groupthink, and stressing task cohesion or group structure may also increase it.
• Interpersonal cohesion or possibly the attractiveness of a highly prestigious group may decrease groupthink while stressing task cohesion or group structure may increase it.

Question 8. ______________receive their power from social mandates, such as elected officials or the "divine right of kings".

• Elected authorities
• Legitimate authorities
• Legal authorities
• Social authorities

Question 9. Which of the following is accurate with respect to how accountable people feel?

• People tend to feel more responsible for outcomes when they are in a group than when they are alone.
• People tend to feel less responsible for outcomes when they are alone than when they are in a group.
• People tend to feel less responsible for outcomes when they are in a group than when they are alone.
• People tend to feel more responsible for outcomes when they are alone than when they are in a group.

Question 10. Whether our culture is collectivist or individualistic,_____________of us accept group influence, regardless of how ruggedly individualistic we may assert ourselves to be.

• all
• some
• none
• any