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DEOMI EXAM 1 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
DEFINE GROUP? Ans: PERSONS INTERACTING WITH ONE ANOTHER
IN SUCH A MANNER THAT EACH PERSON INFLUENCES AND IS
INFLUENCED BY EACH OTHER
WHAT IS A SMALL GROUP? Ans: A GROUP SMALL ENOUGH THAT
EACH MEMBER IS AWARE OF AND ABLE TO RECALL EACH OTHER'S
GROUP MEMBER
GROUPS FALL INTO WHAT TWO TYPES? Ans: FORMAL AND
INFORMAL
WHAT IS A FORMAL GROUP? Ans: SOMEONE HAS IDENTIFIED A TASK
THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, WHICH REQUIRES SOME KIND OF
ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEM, MADE UP OF VARIOUS ROLES, FOR
WHICH INDIVIDUALS ARE RECRUITED
IRT A FORMAL GROUP WHAT IS THE ONE THING THAT MATTERS? Ans:
THE TASK IS WHAT MATTERS; EVERYTHING ELSE MAY CHANGE
HOW DOES AN INFORMAL GROUP FUNCTION? Ans: A GROUP OF
INDIVIDUALS MEET; THEY FORM A GROUP AND INFORMALLY
ALLOCATE ROLES AMONG THEMSELVES DEPENDING ON
INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCES, THE COLLECTION OF ROLES MAKE A
SYSTEM POSSIBLE AND THEY MAY UNDERTAKE A TASK TOGETHER
WHAT ARE THE THREE PRINCIPLES OF BRUCE TUCKMAN'S
DEVELOPMENT THEORY? Ans: A) SEQUENTIAL B) DEVELOPMENT C)
THEMATIC
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WHAT ARE THE TWO DIMENSIONS WITHIN THE THEMATIC PRINCIPLE?
Ans: TASK DIMENSION-CONTENT
RELATIONSHIP DIMENSION-MAINTENANCE
WHAT ARE THE FIVE STAGES OF BRUCE TUCKMAN'S GROUP
DEVELOPMENT MODEL? Ans: 1) FORMING
2) STORMING
3) NORMING
4) PERFORMING
5) ADJOURNING
WHAT ARE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FORMING STAGE? Ans:
INITIALLY POLITE AND SUPERFICIAL; EACH PERSON SEEKS OUT
SIMILARITIES OR COMMON NEEDS; EACH INDIVIDUAL TESTS THE
AMOUNT OF COMPATIBILITY; INDIVIDUALS BEGIN TO CHALLENGE
DIFFERENCES IN A BID TO REGAIN THEIR INDIVIDUALITY, POWER AND
INFLUENCE
WHAT ARE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STORMING STAGE?
Ans: MOST DIFFICULT STAGE; GROUP MEMBERS REALIZE THE TASK IS
DIFFERENT OR MORE DIFFICULT THAN THEY IMAGINED; IMPATIENT
ABOUT THE LACK OF PROGRESS; ARGUE ABOUT ACTIONS GROUP
SHOULD TAKE; MEMBERS RELY SOLEY ON THEIR PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE; RESIST COLLABORATION
DEOMI EXAM 1 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
DEFINE GROUP? Ans: PERSONS INTERACTING WITH ONE ANOTHER
IN SUCH A MANNER THAT EACH PERSON INFLUENCES AND IS
INFLUENCED BY EACH OTHER
WHAT IS A SMALL GROUP? Ans: A GROUP SMALL ENOUGH THAT
EACH MEMBER IS AWARE OF AND ABLE TO RECALL EACH OTHER'S
GROUP MEMBER
GROUPS FALL INTO WHAT TWO TYPES? Ans: FORMAL AND
INFORMAL
WHAT IS A FORMAL GROUP? Ans: SOMEONE HAS IDENTIFIED A TASK
THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, WHICH REQUIRES SOME KIND OF
ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEM, MADE UP OF VARIOUS ROLES, FOR
WHICH INDIVIDUALS ARE RECRUITED
IRT A FORMAL GROUP WHAT IS THE ONE THING THAT MATTERS? Ans:
THE TASK IS WHAT MATTERS; EVERYTHING ELSE MAY CHANGE
HOW DOES AN INFORMAL GROUP FUNCTION? Ans: A GROUP OF
INDIVIDUALS MEET; THEY FORM A GROUP AND INFORMALLY
ALLOCATE ROLES AMONG THEMSELVES DEPENDING ON
INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCES, THE COLLECTION OF ROLES MAKE A
SYSTEM POSSIBLE AND THEY MAY UNDERTAKE A TASK TOGETHER
WHAT ARE THE THREE PRINCIPLES OF BRUCE TUCKMAN'S
DEVELOPMENT THEORY? Ans: A) SEQUENTIAL B) DEVELOPMENT C)
THEMATIC
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WHAT ARE THE TWO DIMENSIONS WITHIN THE THEMATIC PRINCIPLE?
Ans: TASK DIMENSION-CONTENT
RELATIONSHIP DIMENSION-MAINTENANCE
WHAT ARE THE FIVE STAGES OF BRUCE TUCKMAN'S GROUP
DEVELOPMENT MODEL? Ans: 1) FORMING
2) STORMING
3) NORMING
4) PERFORMING
5) ADJOURNING
WHAT ARE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FORMING STAGE? Ans:
INITIALLY POLITE AND SUPERFICIAL; EACH PERSON SEEKS OUT
SIMILARITIES OR COMMON NEEDS; EACH INDIVIDUAL TESTS THE
AMOUNT OF COMPATIBILITY; INDIVIDUALS BEGIN TO CHALLENGE
DIFFERENCES IN A BID TO REGAIN THEIR INDIVIDUALITY, POWER AND
INFLUENCE
WHAT ARE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STORMING STAGE?
Ans: MOST DIFFICULT STAGE; GROUP MEMBERS REALIZE THE TASK IS
DIFFERENT OR MORE DIFFICULT THAN THEY IMAGINED; IMPATIENT
ABOUT THE LACK OF PROGRESS; ARGUE ABOUT ACTIONS GROUP
SHOULD TAKE; MEMBERS RELY SOLEY ON THEIR PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE; RESIST COLLABORATION
