COMM 201 Small Group Communication
EXAMINATION SET 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● Which of the following is the "Source of Power" that comes from
respect?. Answer: Referent, The leader is admired and respected; other
group members try to copy his or her behavior
● Which of the following is the "Source of Power" that most comes
from the appointed?. Answer: Legitimate power, leader is elected or
appointed and likely has a title (chair, coordinator)
● Not a leadership style at all. Answer: Laissez-Faire
● Participating Style. Answer: Low-Directive and high supportive (s3)
● Telling Style. Answer: High Task and low relationship (s1)
● Selling style. Answer: high task and high relationship(s3)
● delegating style. Answer: low relationship and low task (s4)
, ● helping a group build "teamwork and promote cooperation.". Answer:
Speak of "us" and "we", watch for evidence of hidden agendas, and
develop a name or symbol of group identification
● Given from the text as ethical guidelines. Answer: Don't lie or send
intentional deceptive messages, treat members with equal respect,
establish clear policies
● True or False: In virtual groups, emails should be used to handle
conflicts. Answer: False
● ___ occurs when group members think they have the same meaning
for a word or phrase but in actuality they do not?. Answer: Bypassing
● People with high social power are perceived to engage in all of the
following nonverbal behaviors EXCEPT
A. taking up less space than those around them, B. stand up straight, C.
interrupt others, D. talk smoothly, E. use more open body movements.
Answer: A. take up less space than those around them
● members of a group form impressions of each other, accurate or not,
long before anyone says anything. We use which of the following
characteristics to form impressions
a. ethnicity, b. sex, c. dress and grooming, d. a and b, e. a, b, and c.
Answer: A B and C
EXAMINATION SET 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● Which of the following is the "Source of Power" that comes from
respect?. Answer: Referent, The leader is admired and respected; other
group members try to copy his or her behavior
● Which of the following is the "Source of Power" that most comes
from the appointed?. Answer: Legitimate power, leader is elected or
appointed and likely has a title (chair, coordinator)
● Not a leadership style at all. Answer: Laissez-Faire
● Participating Style. Answer: Low-Directive and high supportive (s3)
● Telling Style. Answer: High Task and low relationship (s1)
● Selling style. Answer: high task and high relationship(s3)
● delegating style. Answer: low relationship and low task (s4)
, ● helping a group build "teamwork and promote cooperation.". Answer:
Speak of "us" and "we", watch for evidence of hidden agendas, and
develop a name or symbol of group identification
● Given from the text as ethical guidelines. Answer: Don't lie or send
intentional deceptive messages, treat members with equal respect,
establish clear policies
● True or False: In virtual groups, emails should be used to handle
conflicts. Answer: False
● ___ occurs when group members think they have the same meaning
for a word or phrase but in actuality they do not?. Answer: Bypassing
● People with high social power are perceived to engage in all of the
following nonverbal behaviors EXCEPT
A. taking up less space than those around them, B. stand up straight, C.
interrupt others, D. talk smoothly, E. use more open body movements.
Answer: A. take up less space than those around them
● members of a group form impressions of each other, accurate or not,
long before anyone says anything. We use which of the following
characteristics to form impressions
a. ethnicity, b. sex, c. dress and grooming, d. a and b, e. a, b, and c.
Answer: A B and C
