Question 1

Given the relationship between network position and satisfaction,many of the group members will be more satisfied when working in a ___ network.

Accepted Answer

A) centralized 
B) decentralized 
C) hierarchical 
D) one-way

Question 2

Compare the roles typically seen in a small family (mother,father,son,daughter)to the roles often seen in small groups.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare the roles typically seen in a...

Question 3

Explain how self-presentational processes influence role processes in groups.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain how self-presentational processes influence role processes...

Question 4

A leader is likely to emerge in a(n)____ communication network.

Accepted Answer

A) open 
B) decentralized 
C) closed 
D) saturated 
E) centralized

Question 5

The likelihood that different people will occupy the task and relationship roles in the group increases when the group is

Accepted Answer

A) cohesive. 
B) informally,rather than formally,structured. 
C) experiencing conflict. 
D) working to achieve group goals. 
E) heterogeneously gendered.

Question 6

You are a member of a centralized network and notice that your group is performing poorly.Another group,using a decentralized network,is performing well.What is the source of your group's difficulties?

Accepted Answer

A) information saturation 
B) ambiguity concerning duties 
C) striving for consensus 
D) the excessive influence of more confident but less able members

Question 7

Which one is a centralized communication network?

Accepted Answer

A) Circle 
B) Comcon 
C) Wheel 
D) Flat

Question 8

Describe your own role tendencies in groups in terms of preference for task roles or relationship roles.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe your own role tendencies in groups...

Question 9

Intrarole conflict occurs when behaviors that makes up a single role are incongruous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Within all groups,communication networks vary in number but not in structure: each member communicates with other members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which statement is the LEAST consistent with the concept of roles?

Accepted Answer

A) How we behave in groups depends on our role in that group. 
B) Sociologically,roles have an existence independent of individuals. 
C) People generally act based on their personal values. 
D) Roles are a part of the structure of a group.

Question 12

Because a group you belong to is formally organized in a hierarchical structure,

Accepted Answer

A) the informal structure will also be hierarchical. 
B) there will be more high-status persons than low status persons. 
C) some individuals in the group have more status than others. 
D) the informal structure will probably be egalitarian. 
E) status generalization exists.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Hierarchical groups have more members at the top than at the bottom. 
B) Communication in hierarchical groups usually moves up,but not down. 
C) Status generalization rarely occurs in groups. 
D) The higher a person's status in the group,the more satisfied he or she tends to be.

Question 14

Differences in authority are to differences in attraction as ___ differentiation is to ___ differentiation.

Accepted Answer

A) status;sociometric 
B) social standing;power position 
C) structure;feeling 
D) power;communication

Question 15

Many college students drink unhealthy amounts of alcohol,because they mistakenly assume that (a)everyone drinks alcohol and (b)everyone drinks more than they really do.This bias is known as

Accepted Answer

A) the fundamental attribution error. 
B) pluralistic ignorance. 
C) group attribution error. 
D) normative drift. 
E) the autokinetic effect.

Question 16

You work in a large organization as a manager of a staff of six people.What kinds of role conflicts might you and your staff experience,and what steps could you take to avoid these conflicts?

Accepted Answer

The answer of You work in a large organization as...

Question 17

Attraction structures in groups tend to be

Accepted Answer

A) nonreciprocal. 
B) transitive. 
C) unbalanced. 
D) unorganized. 
E) hierarchical.

Question 18

Members of the Facebook social network generally act in unusual and unpredictable ways because norms do not regulate behavior in online groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In Benne and Sheat's typology, opinion giver,elaborator,and energizer are all examples of task roles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Balance theory,developed by Heider,assumes that groups tend toward a balanced state in that

Accepted Answer

A) leaders naturally seek out those who wish to be led. 
B) unattractive group members tend to like attractive group members. 
C) attraction is determined by the person rather than the group. 
D) roles are apportioned based on fairness,when possible. 
E) liking tends to be reciprocal.

Exam 6: Structure

Given the relationship between network position and satisfaction,many of the group members will be more satisfied when working in a ___ network.

Compare the roles typically seen in a small family (mother,father,son,daughter)to the roles often seen in small groups.

Explain how self-presentational processes influence role processes in groups.

A leader is likely to emerge in a(n) ____ communication network.

The likelihood that different people will occupy the task and relationship roles in the group increases when the group is

You are a member of a centralized network and notice that your group is performing poorly.Another group,using a decentralized network,is performing well.What is the source of your group's difficulties?

Which one is a centralized communication network?

Describe your own role tendencies in groups in terms of preference for task roles or relationship roles.

Intrarole conflict occurs when behaviors that makes up a single role are incongruous.

Within all groups,communication networks vary in number but not in structure: each member communicates with other members.

Which statement is the LEAST consistent with the concept of roles?

Because a group you belong to is formally organized in a hierarchical structure,

Which of the following statements is true?

Differences in authority are to differences in attraction as _ differentiation is to _ differentiation.

Many college students drink unhealthy amounts of alcohol,because they mistakenly assume that (a) everyone drinks alcohol and (b) everyone drinks more than they really do.This bias is known as

You work in a large organization as a manager of a staff of six people.What kinds of role conflicts might you and your staff experience,and what steps could you take to avoid these conflicts?

Attraction structures in groups tend to be

Members of the Facebook social network generally act in unusual and unpredictable ways because norms do not regulate behavior in online groups.

In Benne and Sheat's typology, opinion giver,elaborator,and energizer are all examples of task roles.

Balance theory,developed by Heider,assumes that groups tend toward a balanced state in that