Question 1

Doris List is a mid-level manager at Kmart. She has always been good at dealing with highly stressful situations of uncertainty. Doris has a strong personality characteristic referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  introversion. 
B)  resiliency. 
C)  low self-esteem. 
D)  type K orientation. 
E)  type B orientation.

Question 2

According to the RIASEC Vocational Interest Inventory, which of the following would be the best match between a job and a person with a realistic personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  a job with tasks that are ambiguous 
B)  a job with tasks that involve lots of interaction with other people 
C)  a job with tasks that require verbal skills 
D)  a job with tasks that require physical activities and coordination 
E)  a job that requires cooperation with other people

Question 3

Which stage of group development is described as a junction point, in which unresolved issues run the risk of erupting into serious conflict and groupthink?

Accepted Answer

A)  adjourning 
B)  forming 
C)  performing 
D)  storming 
E)  norming

Question 4

Which stage of group development is the "get acquainted stage in which group members get to know each other and begin to test the extent to which their input will be valued?

Accepted Answer

A)  forming 
B)  adjourning 
C)  performing 
D)  norming 
E)  storming

Question 5

Would an entrepreneur be more likely to have low or high self-esteem? Explain your answer. In addition, would an entrepreneur be more likely to have an internal or external locus of control? Why?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Would an entrepreneur be more likely to...

Question 6

Match each term with the correct statement below.
-behaviors that cultivate the well-being, continuity, and development of the group

Accepted Answer

A)  task-oriented 
B)  relationship-oriented 
C)  self-oriented 
D)  norms 
E)  cohesiveness

Question 7

According to the RIASEC Vocational Interest Inventory, which of the following would be the poorest match between a job and a person with a realistic personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  a job with tasks that are ambiguous 
B)  a job with tasks that involve thinking and understanding 
C)  a job with tasks that require rules and order 
D)  a job with tasks that require physical activities and coordination 
E)  a job that requires cooperation with other people

Question 8

Which of the following does not tend to occur as a group grows in size?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coordination among members becomes more difficult. 
B)  There is a tendency to split into subgroups. 
C)  Interactions become more centralized. 
D)  Communication among members becomes more difficult. 
E)  It become easier for all members to participate effectively.

Question 9

Match each term with the correct statement below.
-this stage involves the termination of task behavior and disengagement from relations-oriented behaviors

Accepted Answer

A)  forming 
B)  storming 
C)  norming 
D)  performing 
E)  adjourning

Question 10

An individual with an external locus of control believes that much of what happens to him/her is a result of fate or luck.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match each term with the correct statement below.
-behaviors directly related to establishing and achieving the goals of the group and getting the task done

Accepted Answer

A)  task-oriented 
B)  relationship-oriented 
C)  self-oriented 
D)  norms 
E)  cohesiveness

Question 12

The way people experience, process, define, and interpret the world around them is called

Accepted Answer

A)  personality. 
B)  trait awareness. 
C)  perception. 
D)  ability. 
E)  attitude.

Question 13

Teachers must have the capacity to speak in front of others, advise students, and motivate others to learn. The capacity to perform these various tasks is called

Accepted Answer

A)  norms. 
B)  attitudes. 
C)  personality. 
D)  abilities. 
E)  cognition.

Question 14

Behaviors that cultivate the well-being, continuity, and development of the group are called

Accepted Answer

A)  norms. 
B)  task-oriented roles. 
C)  transactional roles. 
D)  relationship-oriented roles. 
E)  transformational roles.

Question 15

Ray Norman has a tendency to assign attributes to someone, not on the basis of individual characteristics, but solely on the basis of a category or group to which that person belongs. Ray's error in perception is called

Accepted Answer

A)  halo and horn effect. 
B)  stereotyping. 
C)  selective perception. 
D)  authoritarianism. 
E)  dogmatism.

Question 16

Highly successful entrepreneurs usually are __________, with such traits as being socially active and likely to influence others.

Accepted Answer

A)  externals 
B)  extroverts 
C)  neutral 
D)  indeterminate 
E)  contingent

Question 17

The people who know Wes Zimmerman, a production engineer at Quality Foods, describe him as impatient, aggressive, and sometimes, irritable. Based on this information, we can conclude that Wes has a/an

Accepted Answer

A)  Machiavellian personality. 
B)  external locus of control. 
C)  type A orientation. 
D)  type B orientation 
E)  external locus of control

Question 18

Why might stereotypes be bad? In some cases, don't stereotypes provide guidance to help classify people?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why might stereotypes be bad? In some...

Question 19

Groups that are deliberately created to accomplish goals and serve the needs of an organization are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  informal groups. 
B)  legal groups. 
C)  orderly groups. 
D)  social groups. 
E)  formal groups.

Question 20

Match each term with the correct statement below.
-evaluating and forming an overall impression of an individual based solely on a specific trait or dimension

Accepted Answer

A)  attitudes 
B)  locus of control 
C)  self-esteem 
D)  selective perception 
E)  halo and horn effect
F) type A orientation
G) stereotyping
H) perception

Exam 13: Exploring Individual Differences and Team Dynamics