Test Bank for Group Dynamics 7th Edition by Donelson Forsyth | Complete Questions & Answers PDF

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TEST BANK for Group Dynamics 7th Edition,
by Donelson Forsyth
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Accurate Answers| A+ GRADED
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Chapter 1
1. Are six people waiting at a bus stop in silence a group?

ACCURATE ANSWER: 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.

ACCURATE ANSWER: 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.

ACCURATE ANSWER: Answers Will Vary

DIFFICULTY: Moderate

REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.1
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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4. What is the difference between a primary group and a social (or secondary) group?
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ACCURATE ANSWER: Answers Will Vary

DIFFICULTY: Easy
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REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.2
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
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5. Pat is a member of APX fraternity and a male. Examine the relative impact of these two groups on
Pat‘s identity.
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ACCURATE ANSWER: 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.

ACCURATE ANSWER: 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?

ACCURATE ANSWER: Answers Will Vary

DIFFICULTY: Easy

REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.4
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8. What is the relationship between the size of humans' brains and their groups?
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ACCURATE ANSWER: Answers Will Vary
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DIFFICULTY: Easy
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REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.4, 1.5
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
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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.
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ACCURATE ANSWER: 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.

ACCURATE ANSWER: 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.

ACCURATE ANSWER: Answers Will Vary

DIFFICULTY: Easy

REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.2, 1.4

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Evaluate
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12. Use McGrath‘s taxonomy of tasks to compare these four groups: an assembly line, a political
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committee deciding to invade Cuba, a company whose members are debating about a potential project,
and a ballet troupe.
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ACCURATE ANSWER: Answers Will Vary
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DIFFICULTY: Easy
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REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.4, 1.5
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Evaluate
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13. What are the common origins of groups?

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