PSY 240 - Exam 4 - Gulker, Purdue With
Questions And Answers Latest Update
2026
a collection of individuals who have relations to
Group one another that make them interdependent to
some degree
initially a term for enhanced performance in the
presence of others; now a broader term for the
Social Facilitation
effect (positive or negative) of the presence of
others on performance
observed that cyclists recorded faster times
Triplett (1898) when competing against others than when
racing alone
the presence of others increases arousal and
arousal increases an individual’s dominant
responses (most likely responses); dominant
Zajonc’s Theory of Mere Presence
responses are often correct for easy or well-
practiced tasks and are often incorrect for
difficult or novel tasks
people’s concern about how they might appear
Evaluation Apprehension to others or be evaluated by them; opposes
Zajonc’s theory
the tendency to exert less effort when working
Social Loafing on a group task in which individual
contributions can’t be monitored
, faulty thinking by members of highly cohesive
groups in which the critical scrutiny that should
be devoted to the issues at hand is subverted by
social pressures to reach consensus; groups that
Groupthink
are highly cohesive can produce poor group
decisions because maintaining group harmony
may be emphasized over making an accurate
judgment
withholding information or opinions in group
Self-Censorship
discussions
Questions And Answers Latest Update
2026
a collection of individuals who have relations to
Group one another that make them interdependent to
some degree
initially a term for enhanced performance in the
presence of others; now a broader term for the
Social Facilitation
effect (positive or negative) of the presence of
others on performance
observed that cyclists recorded faster times
Triplett (1898) when competing against others than when
racing alone
the presence of others increases arousal and
arousal increases an individual’s dominant
responses (most likely responses); dominant
Zajonc’s Theory of Mere Presence
responses are often correct for easy or well-
practiced tasks and are often incorrect for
difficult or novel tasks
people’s concern about how they might appear
Evaluation Apprehension to others or be evaluated by them; opposes
Zajonc’s theory
the tendency to exert less effort when working
Social Loafing on a group task in which individual
contributions can’t be monitored
, faulty thinking by members of highly cohesive
groups in which the critical scrutiny that should
be devoted to the issues at hand is subverted by
social pressures to reach consensus; groups that
Groupthink
are highly cohesive can produce poor group
decisions because maintaining group harmony
may be emphasized over making an accurate
judgment
withholding information or opinions in group
Self-Censorship
discussions
