Question 1

Which of the following is not an example of a work group norm dealing with performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  the acceptable level of output 
B)  the importance of promptness 
C)  when an employee needs to look busy 
D)  the appropriate levels of tardiness 
E)  how hard an employee should work 
A)  the acceptable level of output 
B)  the importance of promptness 
C)  when an employee needs to look busy 
D)  the appropriate levels of tardiness 
E)  how hard an employee should work

Question 2

Astro Inc. is reorganizing and your new work group begins working together on Monday morning. Your college course in organizational behavior contained information about the stages of group development and your supervisor has asked your advice about the predictable stages of group development.
-You should predict that the most productive stage will be __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing 
B)  omitting 
C)  maturity 
D)  producing 
E)  performing 
A)  increasing 
B)  omitting 
C)  maturity 
D)  producing 
E)  performing

Question 3

When an individual is confronted by divergent role expectations, the result is role divergence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is not a finding of Elton Mayo's Hawthorne studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Group influences are significant in affecting individual behavior. 
B)  A worker's behavior and sentiments are closely related. 
C)  Competition between groups will maximize group output. 
D)  Group standards are highly effective in establishing individual worker output. 
E)  Money was less a factor in determining worker output than were group standards, sentiments, and security. 
A)  Group influences are significant in affecting individual behavior. 
B)  A worker's behavior and sentiments are closely related. 
C)  Competition between groups will maximize group output. 
D)  Group standards are highly effective in establishing individual worker output. 
E)  Money was less a factor in determining worker output than were group standards, sentiments, and security.

Question 5

One conclusion of the Hawthorne studies was that worker output was highly effective in establishing group standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Giving rewards to individuals in a group will generally increase cohesiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is not likely to increase group cohesiveness?

Accepted Answer

A)  bonding opportunities exist between members 
B)  a high level of group productivity 
C)  the group is physically isolated 
D)  the existence of external threats 
E)  members spending a lot of time together 
A)  bonding opportunities exist between members 
B)  a high level of group productivity 
C)  the group is physically isolated 
D)  the existence of external threats 
E)  members spending a lot of time together

Question 8

Deviant workplace behavior covers a wide range of antisocial actions by organizational members that intentionally violate established norms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Akram is forming a fact-finding group. What would be the better group size to gain diverse input?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  over 12 
C)  7 
D)  9 
E)  10 
A)  3 
B)  over 12 
C)  7 
D)  9 
E)  10

Question 10

What term is used for a set of expected behavior patterns associated with a particular position in a social unit?

Accepted Answer

A)  role identity 
B)  role perception 
C)  identity 
D)  role 
E)  role expectation 
A)  role identity 
B)  role perception 
C)  identity 
D)  role 
E)  role expectation

Question 11

Zimbardo's simulated prison experiment demonstrated that people with no prior personality pathology or training in their roles could execute extreme forms of behavior consistent with the roles they were playing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following statements about status is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Status is an important motivator. 
B)  High status members are better able to resist conformity pressures than lower status members. 
C)  Conformity is affected by status. 
D)  Low status members are given more freedom to deviate from norms than are other members. 
E)  Possession of personal characteristics that are positively valued by the group will give a member higher status. 
A)  Status is an important motivator. 
B)  High status members are better able to resist conformity pressures than lower status members. 
C)  Conformity is affected by status. 
D)  Low status members are given more freedom to deviate from norms than are other members. 
E)  Possession of personal characteristics that are positively valued by the group will give a member higher status.

Question 13

Which is not a weakness of group decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  It's not clear who is accountable for bad decisions. 
B)  It can be dominated by one or a few members. 
C)  There is less originality. 
D)  It is time consuming. 
E)  It suffers from ambiguous responsibility. 
A)  It's not clear who is accountable for bad decisions. 
B)  It can be dominated by one or a few members. 
C)  There is less originality. 
D)  It is time consuming. 
E)  It suffers from ambiguous responsibility.

Question 14

Norms tell members what they ought and ought not to do under certain circumstances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Explain the alternative model for temporary groups with deadlines. How are groups characterized in this model?

Accepted Answer

The punctuated equilibrium model is an a

Question 16

Groups based on support for a given sports team are examples of what sort of group?

Accepted Answer

A)  interest 
B)  booster 
C)  friendship 
D)  sports 
E)  miscreant 
A)  interest 
B)  booster 
C)  friendship 
D)  sports 
E)  miscreant

Question 17

Groupthink improves group performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Identify the benefits and disadvantages of cohesive groups and ways that you can encourage cohesiveness.

Accepted Answer

Studies consistently show that the relat

Question 19

What term is used for the tendency for individuals to spend less effort when working collectively?

Accepted Answer

A)  social loafing 
B)  clustering 
C)  the rule of diminishing returns 
D)  groupshift 
E)  groupthink 
A)  social loafing 
B)  clustering 
C)  the rule of diminishing returns 
D)  groupshift 
E)  groupthink

Question 20

Astro Inc. is reorganizing and your new work group begins working together on Monday morning. Your college course in organizational behavior contained information about the stages of group development and your supervisor has asked your advice about the predictable stages of group development.
-The final stage for this permanent work group should be__________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  adjourning 
B)  maturity 
C)  performing 
D)  termination 
E)  the omega stage 
A)  adjourning 
B)  maturity 
C)  performing 
D)  termination 
E)  the omega stage

Which of the following is not an example of a work group norm dealing with performance?

When an individual is confronted by divergent role expectations, the result is role divergence.

Which of the following is not a finding of Elton Mayo's Hawthorne studies?

One conclusion of the Hawthorne studies was that worker output was highly effective in establishing group standards.

Giving rewards to individuals in a group will generally increase cohesiveness.

Which of the following is not likely to increase group cohesiveness?

Deviant workplace behavior covers a wide range of antisocial actions by organizational members that intentionally violate established norms.

Akram is forming a fact-finding group. What would be the better group size to gain diverse input?

What term is used for a set of expected behavior patterns associated with a particular position in a social unit?

Zimbardo's simulated prison experiment demonstrated that people with no prior personality pathology or training in their roles could execute extreme forms of behavior consistent with the roles they were playing.

Which of the following statements about status is not true?

Which is not a weakness of group decision making?

Norms tell members what they ought and ought not to do under certain circumstances.

Explain the alternative model for temporary groups with deadlines. How are groups characterized in this model?

Groups based on support for a given sports team are examples of what sort of group?

Groupthink improves group performance.

Identify the benefits and disadvantages of cohesive groups and ways that you can encourage cohesiveness.

What term is used for the tendency for individuals to spend less effort when working collectively?

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 example of a work group norm dealing with performance?

When an individual is confronted by divergent role expectations, the result is role divergence.

Which of the following is not a finding of Elton Mayo's Hawthorne studies?

One conclusion of the Hawthorne studies was that worker output was highly effective in establishing group standards.

Giving rewards to individuals in a group will generally increase cohesiveness.

Which of the following is not likely to increase group cohesiveness?

Deviant workplace behavior covers a wide range of antisocial actions by organizational members that intentionally violate established norms.

Akram is forming a fact-finding group. What would be the better group size to gain diverse input?

What term is used for a set of expected behavior patterns associated with a particular position in a social unit?

Zimbardo's simulated prison experiment demonstrated that people with no prior personality pathology or training in their roles could execute extreme forms of behavior consistent with the roles they were playing.

Which of the following statements about status is not true?

Which is not a weakness of group decision making?

Norms tell members what they ought and ought not to do under certain circumstances.

Explain the alternative model for temporary groups with deadlines. How are groups characterized in this model?

Groups based on support for a given sports team are examples of what sort of group?

Groupthink improves group performance.

Identify the benefits and disadvantages of cohesive groups and ways that you can encourage cohesiveness.

What term is used for the tendency for individuals to spend less effort when working collectively?

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