Question

1.

Which of the following might help prevent groupthink?

Group of answer choices

A. Having a leader who expresses what outcome is favored when making decisions.

B. Consulting with people outside of the group when making important decisions.

C. Keeping members of a group isolated from outside influences.

D. Encouraging group members to conform.

2.

A small, close-knit committee has been meeting for several weeks and must soon make some important decisions. The members of the committee seem to want to maintain group harmony, and therefore have a tendency to not express dissenting opinions. Additionally, this committee tends not to get much input from outsiders; they are only exposed to each others' opinions. This committee might be in danger of experiencing _____.

Group of answer choices

A. social loafing

B. groupthink

C. deindividuation

D. social facilitation

3.

_____ refers to performing behaviors in groups that you would not typically do alone.

Group of answer choices

A. Deindividuation

B. Social facilitation

C. Groupthink

D. Social loafing

4.

Which of the following concepts best explains the fact that an experienced runner is likely to run faster in front of an audience than when running alone?

Group of answer choices

A. group polarization

B. social facilitation

C. groupthink

D. deindividuation

Answer 1

1) b) consulting people outside of the group while making important decisions.

Because when groupthink occurs, ingroup tends to underrate the outgroup(opponents). In order to prevent this, suggestions from outside will help.

2) b) groupthink

Definition of groupthink says that it is the phenomenon of trying to maintain group harmony while making decisions and obstruct outside influence and results in irrational decision making.

3) a) deindividuation

It means people generally tend to lose self awareness while working in group. They generally indulge in anti-social behaviour in group because of deindividuation like mob lynching, riots etc.

4) b) social facilitation

It means a person works or performs better in groups or in presence of others.