Factors That Increase or Decrease Confidence as Measured by JOLs

question 19

Multiple Choice

Factors that increase or decrease confidence as measured by JOLs are:

• A)identical to those that cause the JOLs to be more or less accurate.
• B)not of interest to research-only what causes the JOLs to be accurate is important.
• C)similar to, but not identical to the factors that cause FOKs to increase or decrease.
• D)required to be manipulated in all experiments that examine JOLs.

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Definitions:

Group Decision-Making

The process of making choices or solving problems as a group, rather than by an individual.

Social Loafing

The tendency of individuals to exert less effort when working in a group than when working alone.

Groupthink

A tendency toward flawed group decision making when group members are so intent on preserving group harmony that they fail to analyze a problem completely.

Deindividuation

A psychological state occurring in group contexts that results in a loss of self-awareness and diminished feelings of personal responsibility, often leading to uncharacteristic behavior.