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Stangor Chp 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| outcome that occurs when groups produce a greater output than expected, given the members | process gain |
| outcome that occurs when groups produce less output than expected, given the members | process loss |
| tendency to perform tasks better or faster in presence of others | social facilitation |
| tendency to perform tasked worse or slower in presence of others | social inhibition |
| perception either by the group members themselves or by others that the individuals are a group | entitativity |
| events that occur while group is working together on the task | group process |
| relevant traits, skills, or abilities of the individual group members | member characteristics |
| task where each group member working on the job can do a separate part of job at the same time | divisible task |
| task that has to be done all at once and cannot be divided | unitary task |
| task in which the inputs of each group member is added together to create the group performance | additive task |
| task in which the group performance is determined by performance of worst group member | conjunctive task |
| task in which group performance is determined by best member | disjunctive task |
| task in which group input is combined such that the performance of individuals is average, rather than added | compensatory (averaging) task |
| task in which the goal of the group is to make a decision of judgement | intellective (decision-making) task |
| task in which performance is measured by how rapidly the group works or how much product they are able to make | maximizing (performing) task |
| task in which the group can see that there is a clear correct answer to the problem posed | criterion task |
| group task where there is not clear correct answer to the problem posed | judgmental task |
| group process loss that occurs when people do not work as hard in a group as they do when alone | social loafing |
| outcome that occurs when group as a result of a flawed group process and strong conformity pressures makes a very poor decision | groupthink |
| technique designed to increase the effectiveness and creativity of group sessions, but usually doesn't | brainstorming |
| outcome that occurs when group, after discussion, the attitudes held by individuals become more extreme then they were before group began discussing topic | group polarization |
| tendency to overvalue the productivity of groups, in comparison to the individual, performance | illusion of group effectivity |
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