Conway and Ross Had Students Participate in a Useless Study

question 69

Multiple Choice

Conway and Ross had students participate in a useless study skills workshop for three weeks. At the end of the workshop the students' performance in their class work had not improved from what it had been at the start of the program. These students experienced a high level of dissonance. Conway and Ross found that participants reduced their dissonance by:

• A) adjusting their self-concept downward so that failure in the program was consistent.
• B) misremembering their original starting skill level as lower than it actually had been.
• C) misremembering their instructors as being more warm and caring than they actually had been.
• D) derogating their instructors, the program, and even the experimenters.

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Definitions:

Team Development

Team development refers to the process of improving collective performance by enhancing individual competencies, fostering unity, and resolving conflicts within a group.

Performing

The stage of group development where the team effectively works together to achieve its goals with optimized processes.

Norming

Norming is a stage in team development where members resolve differences, appreciate colleagues’ strengths, and develop a unified commitment towards the team’s goals.

Forming

The initial stage in group development, where team members first come together and start to understand their tasks and group structure.