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    CHAPTER 7: SOCIAL INFLUENCES AND GROUP PROCESSES

    ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS

    SUBJECT: PSYCHOLOGY CLASS: XI

    1 MARK QUESTIONS

    1. ___________ occurs most readily for strong responses in situations where the presence of
    others is motivating.
    a) Social Relationship c) Socialization
    b) Social facilitation d) None of the above
    2. ___________ is the term used to refer to the situation in which individuals change their
    beliefs or behaviors so that they become more similar to those of other group-members.
    a) Attribution (b) Conformity (c) Dissonance (d) None of the above

    3. ___________ is a process by which information about others is converted into more or


    less enduring cognitions or thoughts about them.
    (a) Attribution (c) Impression fbrmation
    (b) Stereotypes (d) None of the above

    4. An augmentation in behaviour due to the presence of other individuals is known as


    (a) Imitation (b) Social facilitation (c) Interaction (d) None of the above

    5. __________is the process by which an individual comes to define himself in terms of his
    nation, social class, religious group etc.
    (a) Identification (c) Imitation
    (b) Internalization (d) Social identity

    6. Identification can result in or conforming to the expectations of admired persons. (a)


    Internalization (b) Imitation (c) Modelling (d) None of the above
    7. Group can form as a result of repeated interaction between the group members. T/F ?
    8. Feeling of togetherness, that keeps a group intact, is called
    (a) Norms (c) Status
    (b) Roles (d) Cohesiveness

    9. When our behaviour and attitudes are influenced by the real or imagined presence of
    other people is Social influence/group influence.

    10. Social influence in the form of compliance, identification and internationalization was A.
    given by---(Sherrif/Kelman)
    11. The pioneering experiment on conformity was carried by (Sherrif/Tuclunan)
    12. Members of a club is an example _____
    (a) Primary group (b) Secondary group (c) Out group (d) Large group
    13. A collection of people around a roadside performer is an example of______

    14. State the factors facilitating group formation


    15. ________ is a consequence of extreme cohesiveness.
    16. Teams are a special kind of group. (T/F)

    17. Working together to achieve shared goals is called.


    18. Behaving according to group norms is called:
    (a) Primary group (b) Secondary group (c) Out group (d) Large group
    19. Group think is a tendency of groups to take extreme decision when in group then as
    individuals. (True/false)

    20. The term which refers to ones own group is called _______.
    21. The following are examples of a group
    (a)family (b) class (c) playgroup (d) all of the above

    22. Teams are special kind of group. (True/False)


    23. Collection of people assembled for a particular purpose is called an _______

    24. Identify the correct sequence of the stages of group formation.


    (a) Performing, norming, storming and forming
    (b) Forming, storming, norming and performing
    (c) Norming, storming, forming and performing
    (d) Storming, norming, performing and forming

    25. Extreme cohesiveness is groups results is______.


    26. Binding or mutual attraction among the group members is referred to as ________
    27. __________ is a consequence of extreme cohesiveness
    28. Cohesion amongst group members can interfere with effective leadership and lead to
    disastrous decision. This process is called:
    (a) Cohesiveness (b) Groupthink
    (c) Polarization (d) Conflict
    29. Membership of a club is an example of
    (a) Primary group
    (b) Secondary group
    (c) Outgroup
    (d) Large group
    30. The term which refers to one's own group is called _________
    31. Tendency of group to take extreme decision is called ________
    32. Group polarisation is a phenomenon which is a consequence of extreme cohesiveness,
    (True/False).
    33. Behaving according to the group norm is called
    (a) compliance (b) conformity (c) obedience (d) cooperation
    34. The person begins by making a small request that the other person is not likely; refuse.
    This is the technique of compliance.
    (a) the door-in-the-face technique (b) the deadline technique
    (c) the foot-in-the-door technique (d) none of the above
    35. Obedience is the most indirect form of social influence (True/false)
    36. Working together to achieve shared goals is called:
    (a) cooperation (b) compliance
    (c) conformity (d) obedience

    2 MARK QUESTIONS
    1. What is social loafing?
    2. What is bandwagon effect?
    3. What is social facilitation?
    4. What are the main differences between groups and teams?
    5. What is super-ordinate goal?
    6. How group influences different from social influences?
    7. Give two characteristics of groups.
    8. What are functions of a group?
    9. Give two determinants of co-operation and competition.
    10. What is social facilitation? Expain with the help of an example.
    11. Explain the term ‘social loafing’.
    12. Explain the characteristics of a formal group.
    13. Difference between ‘formal’ and ‘informal’ groups.
    14. Differentiate between ‘in-group’ and ‘out-group’.
    15. Explain the techniques used for gaining compliances.
    16. What is the difference between group and team?
    17. What are norms?
    18. ‘Extreme cohesiveness within a group becomes harmful for functioning.’ Expain.
    19. Differentiate between ingroup and outgroup.
    20. What is social influence?
    21. Explain conformity.
    22. What is compliance? Explain with an example.
    23. Differentiate between identification and internalization.
    24. Explain the term conflict.
    25. Differntiate between an audience and a mob.
    3 MARK QUESTIONS
    1. What is social identity?
    2. Differences between primary and secondary groups?
    3. What is social identify?
    4. Differentiate between primary and secondary groups.
    5. What is co-operation?
    6. What are the determinants of a co-operation and competition?
    7. What is prisoner’s dilemma? Explain.
    8. Why do people join groups?
    9. With the help of everyday life examples, explain the two influences that lead to
    conformity.
    10. Define groups and discuss factors facilitating group formation.
    11. How does social facilitation take place?
    12. What are the stages of group formation? Explain with examples.
    13. What is obedience? Why do people obey?
    14. What are the techniques of compliances ?
    15. Enumerate the four elements of group structure.
    16. Why do people conform? Explain how conformity is different from compliance.

    4 MARK QUESTIONS
    1. What are the characteristics of a group?
    2. What are the important elements of group structure?
    3. What are the factors influencing cohesiveness?
    4. Differentiate between conformity, compliance and obedience.
    5. How Kelman has classified social influences?
    6. What is group think?
    7. Discuss any two determinants of conformity.
    8. State the functions of a group. Differentiate between in-group and out-group.
    9. What is group polarisation?
    10. Why do people join goups?
    11. Give an incident of social loafing in school. Why does it happen? Give the ways of
    reducing social loafing.
    12. Suggest some strategies to reduce inter-group conflicts.
    6 MARK QUESTIONS
    1. What are co-operation and competition? Discuss the effects of co-operation and
    competition.
    2. Define group. What are the factors that facilitate group formation?
    3. Why do people conform? Explain how is conformity different from compliance.
    4. What is a group? Explain giving examples the stages of group formation.
    5. State any four reasons of intergroup conflicts. Explain any one strategy for resolving
    conflicts.

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