WGU D567 : OBSERVATIONAL FINDINGS
ON GROUP DYNAMICS FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ According to Kipling William's findings women, compared to men, are
more likely display a ___ response to exclusion..
Answer: tending-and-befriending
◍ Mumford et al. (2008) found that their test correlated ______ with overall
team performance in a sample of _______..
Answer: .34; 93 undergraduate students
◍ proscriptive norms.
Answer: identifies prohibited behavior
◍ The ___ effect states that group members view a disliked group member
more negatively than an outgroup member who performs the same
behavior..
Answer: black sheep
◍ 9.9. Which leadership theory is NOT among those explicitly examined by
Kozlowski, Mak, and Chao (2016) in their review of team centric leadership
approaches?.
Answer: D. Transactional
◍ structural cohesion.
Answer: unity derives from structural integrity
◍ For ___ tasks, efficiency increases as network ___ increases.
Answer: simple; centralization
,◍ Coach Brooks wanted to build the team's collective cohesion, so he:.
Answer: worked to build the group into an "us" and a "we."
◍ social tuning.
Answer: tendency for individual's actions to become similar to those around
them
◍ A campus group that was trying to prevent hazing discussed its options for
several years. However, when a student died from hazing, the group became
more unified and productive, and eventually it changed the campus's attitude
toward hazing. The task force's development is MOST consistent with a ___
model..
Answer: punctuated equilibrium
◍ 10.7. If the group's solution to a yes/no type question must be selected from
among all individual solutions, the task is a(n) ___ one..
Answer: C. disjunctive
◍ D. People can more rapidly dress in familiar clothes when an observer is
present..
Answer: True
◍ 9.7. Recent research conducted by Jones and Kelly concluded that.
Answer: C. those who talk more are more likely to be picked to be leader so
long as their comments are of high quality.
◍ subjective group dynamics.
Answer: processes that result from social categorization, including desire to
sustain distinctiveness of the ingroup/beleifs
◍ 10.6. If all members must perform before the group's goal is met the task is
a(n) ___ one..
Answer: A. conjunctive
◍ Gale prides herself on her athletic skills more so than her academic skills.
According to self-evaluation maintenance theory, she will prefer to associate
with.
, Answer: students who get better grades than she does.
◍ 5.11. An acknowledged limitation of Tuckman's (1965) review of groups
was overrepresentation of which type of group?.
Answer: C. natural
◍ Research suggests that the cohesion-performance relationship is:.
Answer: bidirection: increases in cohesion cause increases in performance,
and improved performance increases cohesion
◍ In a group of 5, A is linked to B, B to C, B to D, B to E, C to E, and D to
E. The density of this group is:.
Answer: 6
◍ For ___ tasks, efficiency increases as network ___ increases..
Answer: simple; centralization
◍ 5.10. According to Evans and Dion (2012), two variables that could impact
generalization of their results to work groups in "real" organizations
include:.
Answer: B. goal acceptance; performance measurement
◍ A. Height and leadership emergence are correlated at around .30..
Answer: True
◍ The higher a person's status in the group, the more satisfied he or she tends
to be.
Answer: True
◍ The test developed by Mumford et al. (2008) can be best described as a
measure of:.
Answer: Knowledge of team roles and when they should be used.
◍ Don is a group therapist. When in group therapy, he often feels
uncomfortable, because he does not like having to help people with their
problems—which is just what a good therapist should do. Don may be
experiencing.
Answer: person-role conflict
ON GROUP DYNAMICS FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ According to Kipling William's findings women, compared to men, are
more likely display a ___ response to exclusion..
Answer: tending-and-befriending
◍ Mumford et al. (2008) found that their test correlated ______ with overall
team performance in a sample of _______..
Answer: .34; 93 undergraduate students
◍ proscriptive norms.
Answer: identifies prohibited behavior
◍ The ___ effect states that group members view a disliked group member
more negatively than an outgroup member who performs the same
behavior..
Answer: black sheep
◍ 9.9. Which leadership theory is NOT among those explicitly examined by
Kozlowski, Mak, and Chao (2016) in their review of team centric leadership
approaches?.
Answer: D. Transactional
◍ structural cohesion.
Answer: unity derives from structural integrity
◍ For ___ tasks, efficiency increases as network ___ increases.
Answer: simple; centralization
,◍ Coach Brooks wanted to build the team's collective cohesion, so he:.
Answer: worked to build the group into an "us" and a "we."
◍ social tuning.
Answer: tendency for individual's actions to become similar to those around
them
◍ A campus group that was trying to prevent hazing discussed its options for
several years. However, when a student died from hazing, the group became
more unified and productive, and eventually it changed the campus's attitude
toward hazing. The task force's development is MOST consistent with a ___
model..
Answer: punctuated equilibrium
◍ 10.7. If the group's solution to a yes/no type question must be selected from
among all individual solutions, the task is a(n) ___ one..
Answer: C. disjunctive
◍ D. People can more rapidly dress in familiar clothes when an observer is
present..
Answer: True
◍ 9.7. Recent research conducted by Jones and Kelly concluded that.
Answer: C. those who talk more are more likely to be picked to be leader so
long as their comments are of high quality.
◍ subjective group dynamics.
Answer: processes that result from social categorization, including desire to
sustain distinctiveness of the ingroup/beleifs
◍ 10.6. If all members must perform before the group's goal is met the task is
a(n) ___ one..
Answer: A. conjunctive
◍ Gale prides herself on her athletic skills more so than her academic skills.
According to self-evaluation maintenance theory, she will prefer to associate
with.
, Answer: students who get better grades than she does.
◍ 5.11. An acknowledged limitation of Tuckman's (1965) review of groups
was overrepresentation of which type of group?.
Answer: C. natural
◍ Research suggests that the cohesion-performance relationship is:.
Answer: bidirection: increases in cohesion cause increases in performance,
and improved performance increases cohesion
◍ In a group of 5, A is linked to B, B to C, B to D, B to E, C to E, and D to
E. The density of this group is:.
Answer: 6
◍ For ___ tasks, efficiency increases as network ___ increases..
Answer: simple; centralization
◍ 5.10. According to Evans and Dion (2012), two variables that could impact
generalization of their results to work groups in "real" organizations
include:.
Answer: B. goal acceptance; performance measurement
◍ A. Height and leadership emergence are correlated at around .30..
Answer: True
◍ The higher a person's status in the group, the more satisfied he or she tends
to be.
Answer: True
◍ The test developed by Mumford et al. (2008) can be best described as a
measure of:.
Answer: Knowledge of team roles and when they should be used.
◍ Don is a group therapist. When in group therapy, he often feels
uncomfortable, because he does not like having to help people with their
problems—which is just what a good therapist should do. Don may be
experiencing.
Answer: person-role conflict
