Module 19

Bad group decisions that occur when a desire for harmony overrides realistic discussion within a group are caused by:

• group polarization.

• groupthink.

• social facilitation.

• social loafing.

When students work together on a group project and group members are not each held specifically accountable for their contribution ________________ will occur.

• group polarization

• groupthink

• social facilitation.

• social loafing.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Groupthink occurs when:

• a group's already existing attitudes are strengthened through discussion.

• a group's already existing attitudes are weakened through discussion.

• the desire for group harmony overrides critical appraisal of an action.

• a group acts in a way that causes a belief to become true.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

A belief that predisposes one to respond in a particular way is called:

• an attitude.

• cognitive dissonance.

• a disposition.

• groupthink.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

A self-fulfilling prophecy can occur when:

• a group's prevailing attitudes are enhanced through group discussion.

• the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint in group situations causes negative behavior.

• there is a lack of critical thinking due to a strong desire for social harmony within a group.

• someone's belief leads him or her to act in ways that confirm their belief.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

The tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to agree to a later larger request is called:

• the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.

• the fundamental attribution error.

• a self-fulfilling prophecy.

• social loafing.

Solomon Asch reported that individuals would sometimes conform to a group's judgment of the lengths of lines:

• even when the group judgment was clearly incorrect.

• even when the group seemed uncertain and repeatedly altered its judgment.

• only when members of the group were of high status.

• only when the group was composed of at least six members.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Conformity tends to increase when:

• the rest of the group has varying opinions.

• one feels insecure.

• a prior commitment to a position has already been made.

• one is acting anonymously.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

Our explanations for how people behave are called:

• attitudes.

• individuations.

• variables.

• attributions.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Adjusting our behavior to match a unanimous group standard is called:

• conformity.

• groupthink.

• obedience.

• social facilitation.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4