Watch a television reality competition that involves group projects (such as Survivor or The Apprentice). Write a brief report that provides five examples of how the individuals in these competitions conform to the group leader and member roles described in the chapter. Then, provide one example of how the group dynamic affects their outcomes on a specific task.

Make a list of individuals with whom you share a group identity—for example, your classmates in a study group. Is there a leader among you? How did this person come to be the leader? In different circumstances (for example, if all of you volunteered to help with a grassroots political campaign), do you think the leader and group roles would be the same?

Have you ever been part of a group that came to a bad decision? Having read the chapter, explain how you would modify your behavior to produce a better outcome if given the chance to redo it.