Exam 10: Groups and Intergroup Processes

A professor's research activities often require getting information from a research librarian. This example illustrates which of the following links in the model of group formation?

______________ can form along interest lines, such as the task specialization of individuals, hobbies, or other concerns.

If a new group member has successfully adapted to the workgroup's requirements and the workgroup has successfully adapted to the new member, they have finished the adjustment phase of workgroup socialization.

Synchronous communication in virtual groups uses ______________ or ______________.

Which of the following will restrict social interaction?

In the model of cohesive group formation, attitudes, beliefs, and feelings about the people a person interacts with are ______________.

Conformity is high among U.S. workers to norms of a group that has the person's primary loyalty.

Self-managing team processes include ______________ and ______________.

Asynchronous communication in virtual groups uses ______________ or ______________.

A cohesive group has members who find the group's task and prestige attractive.

Workforce diversity can have both positive and negative effects on group effectiveness.

When a task force created to generate suggestions on how to reduce health care costs has submitted its suggestions to management, the group is likely in which stage of group development?

Two factors that can affect group effectiveness are ______________ and ______________.

Some physical interaction can happen when a virtual group meets in a ______________.

Which of the following is not a dimension of group social structure?

Groups can be a source of ______________ for group members, acting as an important ______________ system.

Interaction in the model of cohesive group formation refers primarily to face-to-face interaction between two parties.

Virtual group members can work at ______________ and interact over a computer network.

Dysfunctional consequences of groups include which of the following?

The strength of bonds between group members increases as group size increases.