Question 1

One of the advantages to groups is that people are willing to take more risk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Work teams improve employee morale if all members of the team want to be there.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When conflict erupts in a group,the group enters a period of primary group tension.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is NOT a suggestion to prevent groupthink?

Accepted Answer

A) recognize the problem 
B) seek information that challenges an emerging concurrence 
C) verbally discuss every single issue the group faces 
D) develop a norm in the group that legitimizes disagreement

Question 5

A family is an assemblage of people that are blood related and do not have to be legally defined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In _____ voting,every member of the group must agree before it can be put into action.

Accepted Answer

A) part-of-the-whole 
B) plurality 
C) majority rule 
D) consensus

Question 7

Monique ran for student senate president,and she won.By senate law,the winner had to receive at least 50.1 percent of the vote.This is known as voting by _____.

Accepted Answer

A) consensus 
B) majority 
C) plurality 
D) part-of-the-whole

Question 8

Focus groups are typically randomly selected by organizations wishing to test a product or service.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Power is typically held by how many persons in a group?

Accepted Answer

A) more than one person 
B) at least two persons 
C) five people 
D) one person

Question 10

In general,a committee has the right to make and enact a decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The most recent board meeting of the International Listening Association took place through Skype®,a free program downloaded on to a computer that permits those in the contact list to have a voice-to-voice conversation over the computer.This type of meeting was a(n)_____ meeting.

Accepted Answer

A) part-of-the-whole 
B) town hall 
C) brainstorming 
D) mediated

Exam 9: The Concepts of Groups

One of the advantages to groups is that people are willing to take more risk.

Work teams improve employee morale if all members of the team want to be there.

When conflict erupts in a group,the group enters a period of primary group tension.

What is NOT a suggestion to prevent groupthink?

A family is an assemblage of people that are blood related and do not have to be legally defined.

In _____ voting,every member of the group must agree before it can be put into action.

Monique ran for student senate president,and she won.By senate law,the winner had to receive at least 50.1 percent of the vote.This is known as voting by _____.

Focus groups are typically randomly selected by organizations wishing to test a product or service.

Power is typically held by how many persons in a group?

In general,a committee has the right to make and enact a decision.

The most recent board meeting of the International Listening Association took place through Skype®,a free program downloaded on to a computer that permits those in the contact list to have a voice-to-voice conversation over the computer.This type of meeting was a(n) _____ meeting.