Group Dynamics Chapter

Which of the following is not one of Bicchieri’s conditions for cooperation?

• Social norms that promote cooperation

• Imposing limitations on resource use.

• Believing that others in the group will cooperate.

• Setting up a system of rewards - such as "Employee of the month"

According to Dawes et al’s (1984) study, people often don’t cooperate because

• they cannot think of alternative strategies

• they fear losing what they already have.

• they want to maximize their own benefits

• it is not to their evolutionary advantage to share.

Kerr’s study showed that when we work with people who are competent but who are not doing their fair share, we tend to do less work. This is known as

• Social loafing

• Sucker effect

• Free riding effect

• Social striving

According to Gabrenya et al, what factor seems to increase one’s willingness to cooperate with a group?

A large group size

• If the culture of the group members is collectivistic.  

• A small group size

• If the culture of the group members is individualistic.

• A large group size

3. What does the "Theory of threatened egotism" suggest about intergroup discrimination?

• Discrimination arises from social norms and conformity pressures.

• People are more likely to discriminate when their self-esteem is threatened.

• Stereotyping is the result of learned behaviors from family and peers.

• Discrimination occurs when people feel a lack of social recognition from their group.

According to the integrated threat theory, what is a primary factor leading to prejudice?

• A lack of familiarity with out-groups

• Competition for limited economic resources

• The biological predisposition to fear outsiders

• The need for emotional release and self-esteem

In the study by Hart et al. (2000), what was the primary finding regarding the amygdala’s response to out-group faces?

• The amygdala was more active when participants viewed familiar in-group faces.

• The amygdala showed no significant response to any faces.

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  The amygdala was more active when participants viewed out-group faces compared to in-group faces.

• The amygdala showed increased activity only when participants viewed faces of people they personally disliked.

What did LaPierre’s 1934 study on discrimination and prejudice demonstrate?

• People tend to act according to their prejudices in real-life situations.
  

• People may hold prejudices but may not act on them in real-life situations.

• Self-report surveys are highly accurate in predicting actual behavior.

• Discrimination is always the result of competition for resources.

In the Robbers Cave Experiment, what method was used to reduce intergroup conflict between The Eagles and The Rattlers?

• Increased competition between the groups

• Introducing superordinate goals that required cooperation

• Isolating the groups from one another

• Allowing the groups to form new leadership structures

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According to the Intergroup Contact Theory, which of the following is most important for reducing prejudice between groups?

• Having participants simply meet without any structure

• Ensuring that cooperation takes place on an equal status

• Focusing on superficial interactions

• Allowing participants to work independently on their tasks