Psyc2310 chapter 8 practice quiz 13

What is one of the main findings regarding social loafing in online communities?

• Social loafing increases group cohesion.

• Offline activities may promote social ties, reducing loafing.

• High knowledge quality increases perceived risk.

• Social loafing arises from strong social ties.

According to Klehe and Anderson (2007), what cultural dimension predicted more loafing in unpleasant tasks?

• Power distance

• Uncertainty avoidance

• Collectivism

• Individualism

What is cyberloafing?

• Putting in less effort due to lack of accountability

• Engaging in offline activities to reduce loafing

• Browsing the Internet for non-work-related activities during work

• Self-promotion to appear hardworking

What solution is suggested to combat lack of effort in virtual teams?

• Fair employee computer monitoring

• Emphasizing mutual accountability

• Allowing more freedom of expression

• Increasing perceived risk

In the study by Chen, Wasti, & Triandis (2007), who contributed more to the public good with a cooperative group norm?

• Allocentric individuals

• Idiocentric individuals

• Power distance individuals

• Individualistic individuals

What did the study by Kopelman (2009) involve?

• Measuring cooperation in a public goods dilemma

• Analyzing cyberloafing in the workplace

• Examining social loafing in online communities

• Managing a real-life crisis of overfishing

Which group showed low self-interest in high economic power situations in Kopelman's study?

• Israeli participants

• U.S. participants

• German participants

• Hong Kong participants

What is impression management?

• Browsing the Internet for non-work-related activities

• Putting in less effort due to lack of accountability

• Self-promotion to appear hardworking

• Engaging in offline activities to reduce loafing

What did the study by Kidwell (2010) emphasize?

• The changes technology has made to group work

• The influence of cultural dimensions on cooperation

• The importance of offline activities

• The role of power distance in social loafing

What did the study by Klehe and Anderson (2007) find about collectivism?

• It had no effect on social loafing.

• It predicted more loafing in unpleasant tasks.

• It reduced motivation to loaf.

• It increased perceived risk.