Group Dynamics, 7th Edition – Donelson Forsyth – Complete Test Bank :with Correct Answers

,1. Are Six People Waiting At A Bus Stop In Silence A Group?
ANS: Answers Will Vary
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.1
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

2. Provide And Justify Your Own Definition Of The Term Group.
ANS: Answers Will Vary
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.1
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

3. Explain Why You Agree Or Disagree With The Following Thesis: Dyads (Two People) Are Not Groups.
ANS: Answers Will Vary
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.1
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

4. What Is The Difference Between A Primary Group And A Social (Or Secondary) Group?
ANS: Answers Will Vary
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.2
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand

5. Pat Is A Member Of APX Fraternity And A Male. Examine The Relative Impact Of These Two Groups On Pat’s Identity.
ANS: Answers Will Vary
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.3
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze

6. You Are Observing A Group Of Men Installing A Heating System In A Building. What Key Qualities Should You
Note In Your Case Study Of This Work Group? Define These Qualities And Give An Example Of Each For The Work
Group.
ANS: Answers Will Vary
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.4
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

7. A Group Of Young Men And Women Meet Regularly Via The Internet To Play An Online Game Together. Do They
Qualify As A Group?
ANS: Answers Will Vary
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.4
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

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,8. What Is The Relationship Between The Size Of Humans' Brains And Their Groups?




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, ANS: Answers Will Vary
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.4, 1.5
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand

9. What Two Classes Of Interaction Did Bales Find To Be The Most Common In Group Situations? Provide Two
Examples Of Groups That Differ On These Classes Of Interaction.
ANS: Answers Will Vary
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.4, 1.5
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

10. Members Can Influence Each Other In Many Ways. Describe And Demonstrate The Difference Between
Unilateral, Sequential, And Reciprocal Interdependence. Note: A Diagram May Help.
ANS: Answers Will Vary
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.4
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand

11. Use The Concept Of Group Structure To Compare Primary Groups And Collectives.
ANS: Answers Will Vary
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.2, 1.4
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Evaluate

12. Use Mcgrath’s Taxonomy Of Tasks To Compare These Four Groups: An Assembly Line, A Political Committee
Deciding To Invade Cuba, A Company Whose Members Are Debating About A Potential Project, And A Ballet
Troupe.
ANS: Answers Will Vary
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.4, 1.5
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Evaluate

13. What Are The Common Origins Of Groups?
ANS: Answers Will Vary
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.4; 1.5
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

14. Will A Passerby Who Sees Six People Sitting Outside The Library Think These People Are A Group? Use The
Concept Of Entitativity To Offer An Answer.
ANS: Answers Will Vary
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.4, 1.5
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply
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