COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS UTHS 2026
WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS|
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS|ALREADY GRADED
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Read the following scenario and determine whether the synergy is negative or positive.
The Alpha Team has been meeting since the fall of 2016 with a singular task of developing an
appraisal instrument for administrative assistants in the MNO company. Several members have
dropped out due to lack of interest and had to be replaced. The team still does not have a
prototype of the appraisal instrument.
Is this positive or negative synergy?
negative
Read the following scenario and determine whether the synergy is negative or positive.
The Gamma Team is working on a project to ensure workers are on time and held accountable
when they are not. The leader has strong opinions about how the team should handle this. He
has provided documents for the team from other companies where he has worked. He has
drawn up a plan and wants team members to sign off on it.
Is this positive or negative synergy?
negative
Read the following scenario and determine whether the synergy is negative or positive.
Team BETA was asked to bring a recommendation to the staff on how best to provide
professional development over the next year. A survey was given to all staff and the BETA team
poured over the data. Every group member contributed to the discussions and 5 days before
the deadline, the team had a recommendation.
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,Is this positive or negative synergy?
positive
Read the following scenario and determine which role is being played out.
Mary was enthusiastic when she first received the invitation to serve on the team. As the work
got more tedious and schedules were crammed with other activities, she continued to keep the
team moving forward toward the group goal.
Which role does this describe?
Inspirer
Read the following scenario and determine which role is being played out.
Sam is meticulous and detail oriented. When he received his invitation to join the team, he was
excited. What he heard in discussions seemed to lack accurate facts. He diligently checked all
data and asked other members where they got their facts.
Which role does this describe?
Information Guru
Read the following scenario and determine which role is being played out.
Julia was invited to serve on the team and was asked to take a co-chair position. She was told
that she was needed to round out the team because she always has ideas and creative ways of
looking at problems that would keep the team from resorting back to doing same old thing.
Which role does this describe?
Innovator
Read the following scenario and determine which role is being played out.
To be fair the manager chose a member from each division to be on the team. That is how Ben
received his invitation. There is nothing that Ben has not done nor places he has not been. He
loves to talk about them even when Ben is not the subject of conversation.
Which role does this describe?
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,Attention Seeker
Read the following sentence. Fill in the blank with one of the answers below.
When the team has conflicts and one of the group members tries to mediate the situation,
often with humor, what role is being portrayed?
peacemaker
Read the following sentence. Fill in the blank with one of the answers below.
The ____________role is obvious when the environment is cordial and affirming.
inspirer
Read the following sentence. Fill in the blank with one of the answers below.
When the team begins to gather ideas and one person presents opposite arguments to any
given idea, which role is dominating?
devil's advocate/critic
When a person begins to speak with authority on everything and seldom lets anyone else
speak, which role is obvious?
know-it-all
When everyone gets to speak and the norms are followed so no one person dominates the
discussion. What role is that?
caretaker
In systems theory when acting as a group, which idea applies to the group?
build a group vision
Which of the following best describes the function of systems theory?
an entity, organism, or organization that is composed of independent parts coming together to
function as one.
Groupthink is most dangerous because it leads to
poor decisions
How do the ideas of building a shared vision and harmonizing as a group seem to have some
commonalities?
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, Building a shared vision requires team members to be authentic in unveiling shared images for
the future so that there exists real and genuine commitment to the group. Harmonizing is the
process wherein group members enter a process of resolving dissonance especially between the
expectations for the team and the glitches such as progress, disagreements, roles, etc.
What are some of the disadvantages of discussion boards and chat rooms?
failing to visit the discussion board regularly, requires that the group member respond
immediately, not leaving much time to think about what the member will say or how it will be
said
If a message is unclear, the best place to look first for a problem is at which stage in the
communication process?
encoding
Use the Johari Window to answer this question. If someone is operating in the open area, what
do you know about the person?
what is known by the person about him/herself and is also known by others
Use the Johari Window to answer this question. If someone is operating in the blind area, what
do you know about the person?
what is unknown by the person about him/herself but which others know
Use the Johari Window to answer this question. If someone is operating in the hidden area,
what do you know about the person?
what the person knows about him/herself that others do not know
Use the Johari Window to answer this question. If someone is operating in the unknown area,
what do you know about the person?
what is unknown by the person about him/herself and is also unknown by others
When speaking to your teacher about your grades, it is best to use -
standard language
When ordering food at a nice restaurant, it is best to use -
standard language
Ethical responsibility in communication refers to -
questions of right and wrong
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WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS|
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS|ALREADY GRADED
A+|NEWEST|BRAND NEW
VERSION!!|GUARANTEED PASS
Read the following scenario and determine whether the synergy is negative or positive.
The Alpha Team has been meeting since the fall of 2016 with a singular task of developing an
appraisal instrument for administrative assistants in the MNO company. Several members have
dropped out due to lack of interest and had to be replaced. The team still does not have a
prototype of the appraisal instrument.
Is this positive or negative synergy?
negative
Read the following scenario and determine whether the synergy is negative or positive.
The Gamma Team is working on a project to ensure workers are on time and held accountable
when they are not. The leader has strong opinions about how the team should handle this. He
has provided documents for the team from other companies where he has worked. He has
drawn up a plan and wants team members to sign off on it.
Is this positive or negative synergy?
negative
Read the following scenario and determine whether the synergy is negative or positive.
Team BETA was asked to bring a recommendation to the staff on how best to provide
professional development over the next year. A survey was given to all staff and the BETA team
poured over the data. Every group member contributed to the discussions and 5 days before
the deadline, the team had a recommendation.
1|Page
,Is this positive or negative synergy?
positive
Read the following scenario and determine which role is being played out.
Mary was enthusiastic when she first received the invitation to serve on the team. As the work
got more tedious and schedules were crammed with other activities, she continued to keep the
team moving forward toward the group goal.
Which role does this describe?
Inspirer
Read the following scenario and determine which role is being played out.
Sam is meticulous and detail oriented. When he received his invitation to join the team, he was
excited. What he heard in discussions seemed to lack accurate facts. He diligently checked all
data and asked other members where they got their facts.
Which role does this describe?
Information Guru
Read the following scenario and determine which role is being played out.
Julia was invited to serve on the team and was asked to take a co-chair position. She was told
that she was needed to round out the team because she always has ideas and creative ways of
looking at problems that would keep the team from resorting back to doing same old thing.
Which role does this describe?
Innovator
Read the following scenario and determine which role is being played out.
To be fair the manager chose a member from each division to be on the team. That is how Ben
received his invitation. There is nothing that Ben has not done nor places he has not been. He
loves to talk about them even when Ben is not the subject of conversation.
Which role does this describe?
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,Attention Seeker
Read the following sentence. Fill in the blank with one of the answers below.
When the team has conflicts and one of the group members tries to mediate the situation,
often with humor, what role is being portrayed?
peacemaker
Read the following sentence. Fill in the blank with one of the answers below.
The ____________role is obvious when the environment is cordial and affirming.
inspirer
Read the following sentence. Fill in the blank with one of the answers below.
When the team begins to gather ideas and one person presents opposite arguments to any
given idea, which role is dominating?
devil's advocate/critic
When a person begins to speak with authority on everything and seldom lets anyone else
speak, which role is obvious?
know-it-all
When everyone gets to speak and the norms are followed so no one person dominates the
discussion. What role is that?
caretaker
In systems theory when acting as a group, which idea applies to the group?
build a group vision
Which of the following best describes the function of systems theory?
an entity, organism, or organization that is composed of independent parts coming together to
function as one.
Groupthink is most dangerous because it leads to
poor decisions
How do the ideas of building a shared vision and harmonizing as a group seem to have some
commonalities?
3|Page
, Building a shared vision requires team members to be authentic in unveiling shared images for
the future so that there exists real and genuine commitment to the group. Harmonizing is the
process wherein group members enter a process of resolving dissonance especially between the
expectations for the team and the glitches such as progress, disagreements, roles, etc.
What are some of the disadvantages of discussion boards and chat rooms?
failing to visit the discussion board regularly, requires that the group member respond
immediately, not leaving much time to think about what the member will say or how it will be
said
If a message is unclear, the best place to look first for a problem is at which stage in the
communication process?
encoding
Use the Johari Window to answer this question. If someone is operating in the open area, what
do you know about the person?
what is known by the person about him/herself and is also known by others
Use the Johari Window to answer this question. If someone is operating in the blind area, what
do you know about the person?
what is unknown by the person about him/herself but which others know
Use the Johari Window to answer this question. If someone is operating in the hidden area,
what do you know about the person?
what the person knows about him/herself that others do not know
Use the Johari Window to answer this question. If someone is operating in the unknown area,
what do you know about the person?
what is unknown by the person about him/herself and is also unknown by others
When speaking to your teacher about your grades, it is best to use -
standard language
When ordering food at a nice restaurant, it is best to use -
standard language
Ethical responsibility in communication refers to -
questions of right and wrong
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