Question 1

Which of the following is not an explanation for the phenomenon of groupshift?

Accepted Answer

A)  The group diffuses responsibility. 
B)  Group discussion motivates members to show their willingness to take risks. 
C)  Most first-world societies value risk. 
D)  The group leader usually gets the credit or blame for the group action. 
E)  Discussion creates familiarization among members. 
A)  The group diffuses responsibility. 
B)  Group discussion motivates members to show their willingness to take risks. 
C)  Most first-world societies value risk. 
D)  The group leader usually gets the credit or blame for the group action. 
E)  Discussion creates familiarization among members.

Question 2

The norming stage of group development is characterized by teamspirit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Social loafing is the tendency for individuals to expend less energy when working individually than when working collectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Roles, norms, status, and cohesiveness are examples of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  group properties 
B)  team mechanisms 
C)  structural variables 
D)  static factors 
E)  team factors 
A)  group properties 
B)  team mechanisms 
C)  structural variables 
D)  static factors 
E)  team factors

Question 5

Which of the following is true of role identity?

Accepted Answer

A)  People have the ability to shift roles rapidly when the situation requires change. 
B)  Everyone is required to play one specific role in every situation. 
C)  No two people ever agree on what constitutes a role. 
D)  There is considerable inertia in role identity after roles are changed. 
E)  Role perception creates the attitudes and actual behaviors consistent with a role. 
A)  People have the ability to shift roles rapidly when the situation requires change. 
B)  Everyone is required to play one specific role in every situation. 
C)  No two people ever agree on what constitutes a role. 
D)  There is considerable inertia in role identity after roles are changed. 
E)  Role perception creates the attitudes and actual behaviors consistent with a role.

Question 6

Conformity is the degree to which members are attracted to each other and are motivated to stay in the group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When an employee believes there is an inequity between the perceived ranking of an individual and the status amenities he or she receives from the organization, this is known as status congruence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A temporary task group working under a time-constrained deadline would be expected to behave in which of the following manners?

Accepted Answer

A)  group energy will move rapidly from getting to know and understand each other to performing the task at hand 
B)  a period of activity where tasks are set and the bulk of the project is completed, followed by a period of inertia where what little work remains is performed 
C)  forming, then storming, then norming, then performing, and finally adjourning 
D)  develop plans, assign roles, determine and allocate resources, resolve conflicts, and set norms 
E)  exhibit long periods of inertia interspersed with brief revolutionary changes triggered by its members' awareness of looming deadlines 
A)  group energy will move rapidly from getting to know and understand each other to performing the task at hand 
B)  a period of activity where tasks are set and the bulk of the project is completed, followed by a period of inertia where what little work remains is performed 
C)  forming, then storming, then norming, then performing, and finally adjourning 
D)  develop plans, assign roles, determine and allocate resources, resolve conflicts, and set norms 
E)  exhibit long periods of inertia interspersed with brief revolutionary changes triggered by its members' awareness of looming deadlines

Question 9

Your group is engaged in problem solving and your goal is fact-finding. Which of the following size group should be most effective?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 
B)  2 
C)  15 
D)  8 
E)  10 
A)  4 
B)  2 
C)  15 
D)  8 
E)  10

Question 10

High status members of groups are given less freedom to deviate from norms than other group members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Groupshift can cause groups to make more risky decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Brainstorming is meant to overcome pressures for conformity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Your organization is considering the use of team decision making. You have read the literature on decision making and are trying to inform your manager about the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making.
-You should expect to find that__________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  group discussions will be shared equally 
B)  group decision making will be faster 
C)  group decision making will be very costly 
D)  groups will find reaching a decision to be less effortful than individuals 
E)  there will be increased acceptance of the decision 
A)  group discussions will be shared equally 
B)  group decision making will be faster 
C)  group decision making will be very costly 
D)  groups will find reaching a decision to be less effortful than individuals 
E)  there will be increased acceptance of the decision

Question 14

If the goal is fact-finding, smaller groups are the most effective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the most common reasons why people join groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  equity 
B)  status 
C)  goal achievement 
D)  security 
E)  power 
A)  equity 
B)  status 
C)  goal achievement 
D)  security 
E)  power

Question 16

What term is used for the mutual expectations of what management expects from workers and what workers expect from management?

Accepted Answer

A)  role identity 
B)  group norm 
C)  reactive goals 
D)  role expectation 
E)  psychological contract 
A)  role identity 
B)  group norm 
C)  reactive goals 
D)  role expectation 
E)  psychological contract

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  All task groups are also command groups. 
B)  All task groups are also friendship groups. 
C)  All command groups are also task groups. 
D)  All command groups are also informal groups. 
E)  All informal groups are also command groups. 
A)  All task groups are also command groups. 
B)  All task groups are also friendship groups. 
C)  All command groups are also task groups. 
D)  All command groups are also informal groups. 
E)  All informal groups are also command groups.

Question 18

What term is used for the process by which an individual's desire for acceptance by the group and the pressure by the group on individual members to match its standards results in a change in individual attitudes and behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  coercion 
B)  commitment 
C)  convergence 
D)  confluence 
E)  conformity 
A)  coercion 
B)  commitment 
C)  convergence 
D)  confluence 
E)  conformity

Question 19

High levels of conflict are always detrimental to group performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

After which stage of a group's development is there a relatively clear hierarchy of leadership within the group?

Accepted Answer

A)  evolution 
B)  development 
C)  norming 
D)  forming 
E)  storming 
A)  evolution 
B)  development 
C)  norming 
D)  forming 
E)  storming

Which of the following is not an explanation for the phenomenon of groupshift?

The norming stage of group development is characterized by teamspirit.

Social loafing is the tendency for individuals to expend less energy when working individually than when working collectively.

Roles, norms, status, and cohesiveness are examples of __________.

Which of the following is true of role identity?

Conformity is the degree to which members are attracted to each other and are motivated to stay in the group.

When an employee believes there is an inequity between the perceived ranking of an individual and the status amenities he or she receives from the organization, this is known as status congruence.

A temporary task group working under a time-constrained deadline would be expected to behave in which of the following manners?

Your group is engaged in problem solving and your goal is fact-finding. Which of the following size group should be most effective?

High status members of groups are given less freedom to deviate from norms than other group members.

Groupshift can cause groups to make more risky decisions.

Brainstorming is meant to overcome pressures for conformity.

Your organization is considering the use of team decision making. You have read the literature on decision making and are trying to inform your manager about the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making. -You should expect to find that__________ .

If the goal is fact-finding, smaller groups are the most effective.

Which of the following is not one of the most common reasons why people join groups?

What term is used for the mutual expectations of what management expects from workers and what workers expect from management?

Which of the following statements is true?

What term is used for the process by which an individual's desire for acceptance by the group and the pressure by the group on individual members to match its standards results in a change in individual attitudes and behaviors?

High levels of conflict are always detrimental to group performance.

After which stage of a group's development is there a relatively clear hierarchy of leadership within the group?

What Is Organizational Behavior

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation: Concepts and Applications

Emotions and Moods

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Human Resource Policies and Practices in the Arab World

Organizational Change and Stress Management

Organizational Behavior in the Family Business

Intercultural Management: the Significance to Organizational Behavior

Female Entrepreneurs in the Arab World

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Exam 6: Foundations of Group Behavior

Which of the following is not an explanation for the phenomenon of groupshift?

The norming stage of group development is characterized by teamspirit.

Social loafing is the tendency for individuals to expend less energy when working individually than when working collectively.

Roles, norms, status, and cohesiveness are examples of __________.

Which of the following is true of role identity?

Conformity is the degree to which members are attracted to each other and are motivated to stay in the group.

When an employee believes there is an inequity between the perceived ranking of an individual and the status amenities he or she receives from the organization, this is known as status congruence.

A temporary task group working under a time-constrained deadline would be expected to behave in which of the following manners?

Your group is engaged in problem solving and your goal is fact-finding. Which of the following size group should be most effective?

High status members of groups are given less freedom to deviate from norms than other group members.

Groupshift can cause groups to make more risky decisions.

Brainstorming is meant to overcome pressures for conformity.

Your organization is considering the use of team decision making. You have read the literature on decision making and are trying to inform your manager about the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making. -You should expect to find that__________ .

If the goal is fact-finding, smaller groups are the most effective.

Which of the following is not one of the most common reasons why people join groups?

What term is used for the mutual expectations of what management expects from workers and what workers expect from management?

Which of the following statements is true?

What term is used for the process by which an individual's desire for acceptance by the group and the pressure by the group on individual members to match its standards results in a change in individual attitudes and behaviors?

High levels of conflict are always detrimental to group performance.

After which stage of a group's development is there a relatively clear hierarchy of leadership within the group?

What Is Organizational Behavior

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation: Concepts and Applications

Emotions and Moods

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Human Resource Policies and Practices in the Arab World

Organizational Change and Stress Management

Organizational Behavior in the Family Business

Intercultural Management: the Significance to Organizational Behavior

Female Entrepreneurs in the Arab World

Filters