Question 1: Using the studies of social facilitation make recommendations regarding how best to structure both simple and complicated tasks.
Question 2: Describe the methods used and results obtained by Latan and his colleagues in their study of groups, pseudogroups, and social loafing.
Question 3: You are the manager of a large group of people performing an additive task. What steps would you take to minimize the Ringelmann effect in general and social loafing in particular?
Question 4: Identify and describe the advantages to making decisions in groups. Which types of tasks are better suited for group decisions and which are not? Why?
Question 5: Using Coch and French's 1948 study, make some general suggestions for implementing changes in work procedures to improve a group's work ethic and performance.
Question 6: What should a group's leader do to minimize the possibility of groupthink developing in a highly cohesive group? Why?
Question 7: A group is making a decision based on a variety of different pieces of information, which are widely held by different members. What steps should be taken to avoid the shared information bias?