exam 2 final

Question 1

_____ groups are groups where all members are similar in one or several ways that are critical to the groups work

Answer 1

homogenous

Question 2

____ groups are groups where all members differ in one or several ways that are critical to the groups work

Answer 2

heterogeneous

Question 3

group___ is defined as the degree of unity or solidarity of the group

Answer 3

cohesiveness

Question 4

in the asa framework the “s” stands for____

Answer 4

selection

Question 5

___ is the belief that other people will honor their commitments, especially when this is difficult to inforce

Answer 5

trust

Question 6

it was stated in class that a bank is a good example of _____ interdependence

Answer 6

pooled

Question 7

it was stated in class that an assembly line is a good example of __ interdependence

Answer 7

sequintal

Question 8

____ which is the opposite of social loafing, occurs when people are motivated to look good to others

Answer 8

social facilitation

Question 9

____conformity is when an individual changes his/her behavior to meet the norms and expectations of the group to not be rejected by the group

Answer 9

normative

Question 10

___ is a term that means an individual changes his behavior in order to conform however, those changes are just the behaviors that he feels should be displayed in order to conform and not behaviors that he truly believes are the most important

Answer 10

compliance

Question 11

___ conformity is associated with social roles

Answer 11

identification

Question 12

in the asch conformity video we watched in class, the two key determinants to limit conformity were group___ and group ___
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Answer 12

anonymity/unanonmity

Question 13

in the Asch conformity video we watched in class, the experiment consisted of the participants comparing____

Answer 13

lengths of lines

Question 14

three mental processes involved in the social identity theory

Answer 14

Social Categorization
Social Identification –
Social Comparison -.

Question 15

____ is a tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one’s preexisting beliefs or hypotheses

Answer 15

confirmatory bias

Question 16

___ is a phenomenon in which a disagreement between groups becomes more extreme as the different parties consider evidence on the issue

Answer 16

group polarization

Question 17

___ theory states that a person sense of who they are is based on their group membership

Answer 17

social identity

Question 18

which of the big five personality traits was defined as being “organized systematic careful, through, responsibile, and self disciplined

Answer 18

conscientiousness

Question 19

which of the big five personality traits is the best predictor of future behavior

Answer 19

conscientiousness

Question 20

____ is the extent to which an individual believes that his circumstances are a function of his own actions and are therefore under his control

Answer 20

locus of control

Question 21

type__ persontlatiy is defined as intense desire to achieve, ambitous, anxious, impatient rigidly organized, and proactive.

Answer 21

a

Question 22

when an individual is very overconfident, has enormous pride in himself/herself and is extremely arrogent, we say that person has a very high degree of ___

Answer 22

hubris

Question 23

____ is a personality trait that is defined as an individuals belief about his/her capabilities to perform a task.

Answer 23

self efficacy

Question 24

the ___ framework is a questionnaire that many organizations use to assess personality types

Answer 24

myers-briggs

Question 25

the set of process by which an individual selects, organizes, and interprets what they see, hear touch, smell and taste to givee meaning and order to the world around them is referred to as__

Answer 25

personality

Question 26

a__ is a mental concept that informs a person about what to expect from a variety of experiences and situations

Answer 26

schema

Question 27

___ information is defined as information whose meaning is not clear allowing it to be interpreted in multiple or conflicting ways

Answer 27

ambigous

Question 28

____ is defined as allowing strong prior beliefs about a relationship between variables to influence decisions based on these beliefs even when evidence shows they are wrong

Answer 28

prior hypothesis

Question 29

if a perception error was made based on a small sample or single episode we can say that a perception error was made because of

Answer 29

Representativeness

Question 30

a/an ____ perspective is based on the concept of moral absolutism

Answer 30

universal

Question 31

_____ rationality is based on what the individual knows, feels, values, and perceives to be true

Answer 31

bounded

Question 32

______ level of moral development states that self-interest motivates behavior to meet ones needs to gain rewards and avoid punishment.

Answer 32

pre-conventional

Question 33

ethical___ is a quandary people find themselves in when they have to decide if they should act in one way or another.

Answer 33

dilemma

Question 34

the___ ethical decision making rule states that an ethical decision should be one that a manager has no hesitation about communicating to people outside the company because the typical person in a society would think the decision is acceptable

Answer 34

practical

Question 35

the__ ethical decision- making rule states that an ethiical decision should produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people

Answer 35

utilarian

Question 36

it was stated in class that the government has the right to seize your propert using the utilitarian ethical decision making rule. when they do this it is referred to as ___

Answer 36

eminent domain

Question 37

___ fairness is defined as the perceived fairness of the outcome received

Answer 37

distributive

Question 38

_____ theory explores the ways in which people ecplain their own behavior and the behavior of others

Answer 38

attribution

Question 39

the fundamental attribution error states we tend to

Answer 39

take credit forr good things that happen while blaming others for bad things that happen

Question 40

the mental discomfort a person experiences as a result of having two or more contradicting attitudes, beliefs, ideas, values or when a person behaves in a fashion that is inconsistent with their beliefs or values

Answer 40

cognitive dissonance

Question 41

in class we used the parable if the ____ to demonstrate the above mental discomfort

Answer 41

fox and the grapes

Question 42

_____ is another name for "self-justification"

Answer 42

rationalization

Question 43

____ is a common self-justication that is defined as the process of using cosmetic words to make the behavior sound acceptable

Answer 43

diffusion of meaning

Question 44

" i have taken a few office supplies home with me but jane and bill took much more than i did"" this is an example of commmon self-justification

Answer 44

advantageous comparison

Question 45

john would not accept the fact that he made a bad decision instead, he decided to spend even more time and money on his decision. this is an example of

Answer 45

escalating commintment

Question 46

which of the five types of "conflict management stradegies: is described as when parties try to satisfy thier goals without making consessions by coming up with a new way to resolve their differences that leaves them both better off

Answer 46

collaboration

Question 47

which of the five types of "conflict management strategies" is defined as when each party tries to maximize its own gain and has little interest in understanding the others position

Answer 47

competition

Question 48

___ goals are goals of the overall organization which is more important to the well-being of the the organization and its members than the more specific goals of the conflicting parties

Answer 48

superordinate

Question 49

in class an example of negotiaiting using the above types of goals was given which of these is that example

Answer 49

a marriage counselor negotiating with a couple

Question 50

__ are third party negotiators who facilitates negotiation but can also impose what he/she thinks is a fair solution to a conflict that both parties are obligated to abide by

Answer 50

arbitrators