Author Question: Your textbook discussed a study (Watson et al, 1993) that compared ethnically homogeneous versus ... (Read 185 times)

beccaep · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Your textbook discussed a study (Watson et al, 1993) that compared ethnically homogeneous versus ethnically heterogeneous classroom groups. The study found that

A) at the beginning, the heterogeneous group performed worse than the homogeneous group, but at the end both groups were performing equally.
B) at the beginning, both groups were performing equally, but at the end the homogeneous group was performing better.
C) at the beginning, the homogeneous group performed worse than the heterogeneous group, but at the end both groups were performing equally.
D) both groups were performing equally from the beginning to the end.

Question 2

Which of the following features of group discussions is most likely to make the group decision better than individual decisions?

A) group polarization
B) transactive memory
C) groupthink
D) social loafing