Chapter 8

Question 1

Vladimir, a basketball novice, makes about 60 percent of his free throws when practicing alone. However, when playing with his friends, he only makes about 30 percent of his free throws. This decrease is most likely the result of

Answer 1

social facilitation

Question 2

Mr. Belding notices that his students seem to put more effort into their individual assignments than into their group projects. This is most likely the result of

Answer 2

social loafing

Question 3

Before the meeting, each of several city council members was tentatively considering an air pollution ordinance. After the meeting, they expressed strong support of the ordinance. This outcome is an example of

Answer 3

group polarization

Question 4

Groupthink is more likely to occur

Answer 4

in highly cohesive groups

Question 5

Five students—Jaen, Chris, Juan, Jimmy, and Ray—move into a house together and discover they share the odd habit of drinking milk with ice in it every night before bed. They own several ice trays and make a pact to always refill the trays when they are emptied so that the supply of ice will never run out. But the five often do not have the time or energy to refill the trays, and after a few weeks, it becomes quite common for them to meet in the kitchen and discover that they have no ice. This would best be characterized as what type of dilemma?

Answer 5

resource dilemma