Question 1

Situational leadership theory suggests that effective leaders

Accepted Answer

A)  combine supportive behaviours with directive behaviours depending on the developmental level, or maturity of the group or subordinate.
B)  Are individuals that lack commitment
C)  are immature
D)  are inexperienced A

Question 2

Group experiences can be

Accepted Answer

A)  positive
B)  negative
C)  both C

Question 3

Social motivations, like biologically based motivations such as hunger and thirst, influence people's interpersonal behaviours and include the need for affiliation, intimacy and power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Conscientious people are people who do not know what is morally and ethically right.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Five core characteristics of groups:

Accepted Answer

A)  Interaction, goals, interdependence, structure and cohesion
B)  Imagination, vision, mission, dependence and intelligence
C)  Innovation, goals, finances, resources and structure
D)  Cohesion, vision, resources, imagination and intelligence

Question 6

Stage four is

Accepted Answer

A)  Storming
B)  Adjusting
C)  Forming
D)  Norming
E)  Performing

Question 7

Which one of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Groups always take better decisions than individuals.
B)  Groups are always more productive than individuals.
C)  Being in a group can sometimes lead to individuals doing things that they would not normally do when they are on their own.
D)  All groups need to have a leader.

Question 8

Personality is determined by race and gender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All people join a group for the same reason.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The ways in which men and women differ in their inclination towards joining groups means ______ are marginally more likely to be extraverted and agreeable compared to the opposite sex.

Accepted Answer

A)  women
B)  men
C)  men and women

Question 11

Conscientiousness comes from the word conscience.

Accepted Answer

A)  It refers to an individual's ability to control and discipline themselves, their ethics and their ability to plan ahead.
B)  Conscientious people are people who do not know what is morally and ethically right.
C)  Conscientious people cannot tell right from wrong.
D)  Conscientious people are not thorough and they do not pay attention to detail when they plan.

Question 12

A collective as a 'relatively large aggregation or group of individuals who display similarities in actions and outlook'.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Generally, ________ are more relational than _______ They, therefore, tend to strive towards establishing and maintain relationships with others.

Accepted Answer

A)  women - men
B)  men - women
C)  men - men
D)  women - women

Question 14

Leadership is

Accepted Answer

A)  Reciprocal
B)  Transactional
C)  A and B
D)  None of the above

Question 15

The _____________ concentrates on promoting congenial relationships in the group, through enhancing friendliness, openness, trust and by giving credit to individual contributions

Accepted Answer

A)  Task leader
B)  Relationship leader

Question 16

The educational psychologist Bruce Tuckman named the stage in his five-stage model of group development as follows:

Accepted Answer

A)  Forming, brain storming, norming, performing and adjourning.
B)  Forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning.
C)  Forming, storming, norming, performing and collapsing.

Question 17

A group generally forms to address a mutual concern or to accomplish a common goal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Beliefs about groups:

Accepted Answer

A)  Groups Have Existed Since Time Immemorial
B)  Whilst Others Have Fancied The Idea Of Joining Them
C)  Some Have Remained Sceptical About Joining Them
D)  All of the above

Question 19

What are the two key roles of leaders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Task and relationship leadership.
B)  Vision and passion
C)  Qualifications and experience
D)  All of the above

Question 20

Stage three is

Accepted Answer

A)  Storming
B)  Adjusting
C)  Forming
D)  Norming
E)  Performing

Exam 22: Group Dynamics

Situational leadership theory suggests that effective leaders

Group experiences can be

Social motivations, like biologically based motivations such as hunger and thirst, influence people's interpersonal behaviours and include the need for affiliation, intimacy and power.

Conscientious people are people who do not know what is morally and ethically right.

Five core characteristics of groups:

Stage four is

Which one of the following is true?

Personality is determined by race and gender.

All people join a group for the same reason.

The ways in which men and women differ in their inclination towards joining groups means ______ are marginally more likely to be extraverted and agreeable compared to the opposite sex.

Conscientiousness comes from the word conscience.

A collective as a 'relatively large aggregation or group of individuals who display similarities in actions and outlook'.

Generally, __ are more relational than _ They, therefore, tend to strive towards establishing and maintain relationships with others.

Leadership is

The _____________ concentrates on promoting congenial relationships in the group, through enhancing friendliness, openness, trust and by giving credit to individual contributions

The educational psychologist Bruce Tuckman named the stage in his five-stage model of group development as follows:

A group generally forms to address a mutual concern or to accomplish a common goal.

Beliefs about groups:

What are the two key roles of leaders?

Stage three is