Deck 3: Group Dynamics: Leadership

Question 1

The ______ group role involves serving as the target for members' frustrations and disappointments. At times, a leader may be required to assume this role in order to meet the particular developmental stage of a group:

A)expert
B)external group representative
C)scapegoat
D)ideologist

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The _____ theory of leadership asserts that when members have low maturity in terms of accomplishing a specific task, the leader should engage in high task behaviors and low maintenance behaviors. This situation is referred to as "telling."

A)position
B)trait
C)situational
D)democratic

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A " diagnoser" is considered a group maintenance role.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Which of the following would an effective leader NOT do when preparing to lead a successful group session?

A)Use relaxation techniques to alleviate excessive anxiety prior to the meeting.
B)Arrange the seating in a circle (if possible)to obtain an ideal environment for generating discussion.
C)Wait until all the group members have arrived and then walk in to establish control over the meeting.
D)Select relevant content for the session.

Question 5

The ______ approach to leadership asserts that every member will be a leader at times by taking actions that serve group tasks. Leadership is defined as the performance of acts that help the group maintain itself and reach its goals.

A)trait
B)position
C)leadership-style
D)distributed-functions

Question 6

According to the text, Machiavellian leaders have all of the following characteristics except which of the following?

A)They have a fairly accurate perception of the needs of their followers, which facilitates their capacity to manipulate them.
B)They are not concerned about conventional morality; they take a utilitarian view, rather than a moral view, of their interactions with others.
C)They have little emotional involvement in interpersonal relationships.
D)All of these are characteristics of Machiavellian leaders.

Question 7

The _____ approach to leadership defines leadership by virtue of the authority of a particular job title.

A)position
B)distributed-functions
C)trait
D)leadership-style

Question 8

_____ leaders set goals and policies, dictate the activities of the members, and develop major plans. These leaders are generally efficient and decisive.

A)Democratic
B)Authoritarian
C)Laissez-faire
D)Machiavellian

Question 9

The _______ approach to leadership assumes that leaders have inherent personal characteristics that distinguish them from followers.

A)trait
B)position
C)leadership-style
D)distributed-functions

Question 10

A Gallup survey conducted by Strengths Based Leadership authors Rath and Conchie found that the most successful leaders

A)worked with team members to improve shortcomings.
B)focused on correcting their own areas of shortcomings.
C)took steps to reassure team members that they had strengths in all areas.
D)encouraged workers to focus on what they were already good at.

Question 11

According to Christie and Geis, a Machiavellian leader has a high degree of ideological commitment with a focus on long-term goals.

Question 12

According to the position approach to leadership, all of the behavior of a designated authority figure is leadership behavior.

Question 13

_____ power occurs when one individual in a group influences another as a result of identification.

A)Reward
B)Legitimate
C)Referent
D)Coercive

Question 14

_____ power is directly related to an internalized value or norm and is probably the most complex of the power bases, whereas ________ power is seen as having superior knowledge or ability only in specific areas.

A)Expert; reward
B)Legitimate; expert
C)Coercive; expert
D)Reward; legitimate

Question 15

The _________ approach to leadership involves someone who looks to the needs of the group, and asks him or herself how s/he can help the members to solve problems and promote their personal development. The primary focus of this type of leader is on the members.

A)trait
B)position
C)servant-leadership
D)leadership-style

Question 16

_______ refer(s)to the capacity of an individual to motivate others to act in a certain way.

A)Power
B)Influence
C)Both power and influence
D)Mediation

Question 17

In the situational theory of leadership, selling behavior refers to the leader engaging in low-task behaviors and high-maintenance behaviors in order to get the members to "buy into" the decisions that have been made.

Question 18

________ is a task role in a group.

A)Encouraging
B)Expressing group feelings
C)Compromising
D)Clarifying

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of coleadership of a group?

A)Coleaders can help each other with tasks of the group.
B)Coleadership allows two people to observe and attend to the dynamics taking place in the group.
C)Coleadership is less expensive.
D)Coleaders are a source of support for one another.

Question 20

___________ is a maintenance role in a group.

A)Initiating
B)Summarizing
C)Consensus testing
D)Harmonizing

Question 21

In the standards of the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups regarding ethical issues in the use of new techniques, it is suggested that worker competency may require new skills and knowledge, not only in technology, but also in communication techniques.

Question 22

Imagine that you received adequate funding to start a new student activity group on campus. How would you go about forming and leading the group? Write an essay in which you describe the steps you would take in the pre-group phase and beginning phase to build a foundation for a successful group. Be sure also to consider your leadership style. Which leadership style will you adopt?

Question 23

Manipulation in groups is a destructive kind of power because it decreases cooperation and can cause serious maintenance problems.

Question 24

The use of power in human relationships is often viewed negatively; however, in effective groups, the leader's use of power and influence can have a positive impact on the group. Write an essay describing how power and influence can positively impact a group. How can unequal distribution of power affect group functioning?

Question 25

The text summarizes five major approaches to leadership theory - trait, position, leadership style, distributed functions, and servant leadership. Select the leadership style that you believe is generally most effective, then write an essay thoroughly explaining the main points of the approach. Include an analysis of the weaknesses of the approach, with examples of settings in which the approach is unlikely to be effective.

Question 26

Before the first meeting, it is absolutely essential that a leader identify the group's needs and expectations as precisely as possible because a group whose leader and members disagree on goals cannot succeed.

Question 27

The decision to have coleaders should be based on the needs of the group members rather than on group facilitators' preferences for individual or dual leadership.

Question 28

According to the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, one of the tasks that should be accomplished during the middle phase of group work is to help members apply new knowledge skills to their activities outside of the group.

Question 29

In group meetings where people sit at tables, people are most apt to talk to those sitting directly across from each other.

Question 30

An effective group leader always diffuses controversy and conflict before it surfaces among group members.

Question 31

According to the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, Inc., "shaping norms of participation" is a task that should be accomplished during the middle phase of group work.

Question 32

At the conclusion of a session, an effective leader summarizes the major points in order to leave the group with a sense of achievement.

Question 33

When coercive power is used to settle conflicts, it often increases hostility, resentment, and anger.