Exam 9: Communicating in Groups

Personality-related group conflict occurs when two or more group members' goals, ideas, or opinions about the topic are incompatible with the adjourning stage of group development.

Groupthink is necessary in order for a group to be productive.

In a ____ group, the members are very similar to one another.

An effective work group goal should be ____________________________.

What should you do to change an informal norm in a group?

What it the purpose of a team-building activity?

A _______________ group is a group in which the members are very different from one another.

Deciding as a group that stalemate disagreements will be decided by a majority vote is an example of a ___________________.

Performing is the most important stage of group development.

Accountability means all group members are held responsible for adhering to the group norms and working toward the group's goal.

Even though the local swim team did not have a single record-holding swimmer on the team, members' combined efforts and talents helped the team to win the city's championship meet. This is an example of ____.

Identify and explain the major stages of group development and identify what stage this class is in right now. Justify and explain your answer using examples.

Your book identifies six characteristics of healthy groups. Briefly describe a group you have been part of that you think is a healthy group. Using at least three of the characteristics (and providing an example of each), explain why you think this group is/was healthy.

During the _____ stage of group development, members engage in some type of formal or informal celebration.

Generally speaking, when we consider group size, ____________________________________________

A ____ family is one in which each family member provides input on a decision, but one person makes the final decision.

Which of the following is an example of engaging in accountability?

Group norms can be counterproductive.

What makes a work group different from a simple aggregation of coworkers?

What can you do to avoid groupthink?