Exam 11: Power in Groups: A Central Dynamic

Hepeating refers to men's tendency to derogate women's contributions in meetings, but later to repeat the exact same ideas as their own high-quality idea.

The forms of power include

Cultures vary in their attitudes concerning the appropriateness of power imbalances. This variation is called the conformity-obedience dimension.

Powerful forms of verbal communication are not always appropriate.

Significant power disparities (imbalances) often foster violent or aggressive transactions.

Preventing workplace bullying is the most effective strategy for reducing it.

Workplace bullying is fundamentally a dominance-prevention power struggle.

The power-distance dimension means that some cultures are more stratified-power disparities are greater-than in other cultures.

Assertiveness is a useful skill for the competent communicator because it is appropriate in any situation.

Research shows that ethnicity is often a bigger barrier to advancement into top leadership positions than being a woman.

Whenever a group member arrives late to a meeting it is an example of the tactical tardiness resistance strategy.

"Our meeting, uhm, ah, will be at 8:30 tomorrow evening, okay? That isn't a problem, is it?" This is an example of

An extrinsic reward can diminish intrinsic motivation to behave in certain ways.

Space is a strong indicator of power.

There is no difference between information and expertise as power resources.

Which of the following is a general indicator of power?

Passive aggression is a form of

Conformity and obedience differs in which of the following ways?

Men typically are more verbally aggressive, direct, opinionated, judgmental, and argumentative than women in mixed-sex groups.

Whenever a group member puts off completing a task necessary for the group to function effectively it is a clear instance of the purposeful procrastination resistance strategy.