GROUP DYNAMICS FINAL EXAM MC REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | RATED 100%
CORRECT.
Studies of groups making decisions indicate that they spend too little time in the ___ stage of decision-
making. - (ANSWER)orientation
Groupthink is - (ANSWER)the deterioration of mental and group efficiency
Which is NOT a cause of groupthink? - (ANSWER)apathy
Group polarization is the - (ANSWER)tendency for the group's decisions to be more extreme than
individuals' decisions.
Joe, Meagan, Allison, and Timothy are ordering a pizza. Someone—no one remembers who—says
"let's have anchovies on it." Joe thinks "gross" but says "okay." Meagan isn't paying any attention.
Allison thinks "I hate anchovies, but I can just pick them off." And Timothy thinks "If that is what Joe
wants, then okay." The group gets a pizza no one likes or wants to eat. This outcome illustrates -
(ANSWER)the Abilene paradox.
Working in groups - (ANSWER)people prefer to work in the company of others
The Task Circumplex Model - (ANSWER)Joseph McGraths**
Brings order to the many goal-related activities that groups undertake
Generating - (ANSWER)Groups concoct the strategies they will use to accomplish their goals or create
altogether new ideas and approaches to their Problems.
Choosing - (ANSWER)Groups make decisions about issues that have correct solutions or questions that
can be answered in many ways.
Negotiating - (ANSWER)Groups resolve differences of opinion among members regarding their goals or
decisions or settle competitive disputes among members.
Executing - (ANSWER)groups do things, including taking part in competitions or creating some product
or carrying out collective actions.
, GROUP DYNAMICS FINAL EXAM MC REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | RATED 100%
CORRECT.
Groups dealing with conceptual task - (ANSWER)exhibit high levels of information exchange, social
influence, and process oriented activities.
Groups dealing with behavioral task - (ANSWER)are those that produce things or perform services.
Variety of Task - (ANSWER)EX: Hudson River Landing on the Water
Basic Task - (ANSWER)EX: New York City Emergency, responding to emergenices
Collective Intelligence - (ANSWER)Groups generalized proficiency, or C-Factor
Groups with more Women performed better than those with none. Also those who performed the task
more equally.
When to work in groups
PG 322 - (ANSWER)Not ALL task require the skills of a group, but as task become more challenging and
complex the more likely a group will succeed over an individual working by there self.
Level of Difficulty
Complexity
Importance
Process Model of Productivity - (ANSWER)Process Loss= to predict when groups will perform well or
poorly. A reduction of performance effectiveness..
Steiners Law of Group Productivity - (ANSWER)AP=PP-PL
predicts that actual productivity is determined by a groups potential productivity less all the process
losses the group expectations.
Social Facilitation - (ANSWER)an improvement in task performance that occurs when people work in the
presence of other people
CORRECT.
Studies of groups making decisions indicate that they spend too little time in the ___ stage of decision-
making. - (ANSWER)orientation
Groupthink is - (ANSWER)the deterioration of mental and group efficiency
Which is NOT a cause of groupthink? - (ANSWER)apathy
Group polarization is the - (ANSWER)tendency for the group's decisions to be more extreme than
individuals' decisions.
Joe, Meagan, Allison, and Timothy are ordering a pizza. Someone—no one remembers who—says
"let's have anchovies on it." Joe thinks "gross" but says "okay." Meagan isn't paying any attention.
Allison thinks "I hate anchovies, but I can just pick them off." And Timothy thinks "If that is what Joe
wants, then okay." The group gets a pizza no one likes or wants to eat. This outcome illustrates -
(ANSWER)the Abilene paradox.
Working in groups - (ANSWER)people prefer to work in the company of others
The Task Circumplex Model - (ANSWER)Joseph McGraths**
Brings order to the many goal-related activities that groups undertake
Generating - (ANSWER)Groups concoct the strategies they will use to accomplish their goals or create
altogether new ideas and approaches to their Problems.
Choosing - (ANSWER)Groups make decisions about issues that have correct solutions or questions that
can be answered in many ways.
Negotiating - (ANSWER)Groups resolve differences of opinion among members regarding their goals or
decisions or settle competitive disputes among members.
Executing - (ANSWER)groups do things, including taking part in competitions or creating some product
or carrying out collective actions.
, GROUP DYNAMICS FINAL EXAM MC REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | RATED 100%
CORRECT.
Groups dealing with conceptual task - (ANSWER)exhibit high levels of information exchange, social
influence, and process oriented activities.
Groups dealing with behavioral task - (ANSWER)are those that produce things or perform services.
Variety of Task - (ANSWER)EX: Hudson River Landing on the Water
Basic Task - (ANSWER)EX: New York City Emergency, responding to emergenices
Collective Intelligence - (ANSWER)Groups generalized proficiency, or C-Factor
Groups with more Women performed better than those with none. Also those who performed the task
more equally.
When to work in groups
PG 322 - (ANSWER)Not ALL task require the skills of a group, but as task become more challenging and
complex the more likely a group will succeed over an individual working by there self.
Level of Difficulty
Complexity
Importance
Process Model of Productivity - (ANSWER)Process Loss= to predict when groups will perform well or
poorly. A reduction of performance effectiveness..
Steiners Law of Group Productivity - (ANSWER)AP=PP-PL
predicts that actual productivity is determined by a groups potential productivity less all the process
losses the group expectations.
Social Facilitation - (ANSWER)an improvement in task performance that occurs when people work in the
presence of other people
