GROUP DYNAMICS 7TH EDITION FINAL PAPER
FULL SOLUTION STUDY GUIDE
◉ Groups are different from teams because:
- Groups are typically work-related while teams are sports-related.
- Teams are typically larger than groups.
- Teams involve greater interaction and coordination among
members to achieve a common goal.
- Teams are more hierarchical than groups.
- Teams have a leader whereas groups do not.
Answer: Teams involve greater interaction and coordination among
members to achieve a common goal.
◉ Self-managing teams are different from traditional work groups
because:
- They have fewer members.
- There is no leader.
- The teams are more strongly linked to the organizationa s
hierarchy.
- They make greater use of consensus or democratic decision
making.
- The leader is selected by those outside of the team.
,Answer: They make greater use of consensus or democratic decision
making, The leader is selected by those outside of the team.
◉ The use of teams by organizations is increasing because:
- Organizations are getting larger.
- Employees want their jobs to be simplified.
-Jobs are becoming more complex and interdependent.
- Organizations are seeking stability.
- Organizations are becoming more hierarchical.
Answer: Jobs are becoming more complex and interdependent.
◉ The work of Kurt Lewin and his followers changed the study of
group dynamics by:
- Using the individual, rather than the group, as the unit of study.
- Developing an action research approach that demonstrated the
value of applied research and theory.
- Showing how the study of individuals could be used to promote
social change.
- Focusing on leaders as drivers of group processes.
- Focusing on experimental lab research.
Answer: Developing an action research approach that demonstrated
the value of applied research and theory.
,◉ Hawthorne discovered that:
- Studying workers has no impact on worker performance.
- Social factors have an important impact on performance.
- Breaking up tasks into smaller ones leads to an increase in
performance.
- Teams are no better at performing complex tasks than individuals.
- The size of a team does not affect performance.
Answer: Social factors have an important impact on performance.
◉ According to the social facilitation effect, a person will run ____
when ______.
- Faster; other people are around
- Faster; by him/herself
- Slower; other people are around
- Faster; s/he will receive a reward
Answer: Faster; other people are around
◉ In order to keep up with contemporary demands, organizations
have been ____ layers of management and replacing managers with
____.
- Increasing; outside consultants
- Decreasing; outside consultants
- Increasing; teams
, - Decreasing; teams
Answer: Decreasing; teams
◉ A team typically handles decision making using the following
methods except:
- Consultative
- Authoritarian
- Democratic
- Consensus
- Directive
Answer: Authoritarian
◉ In the 1950s and 1960s, psychologists examining groups
primarily focused on studying ____.
- Group dynamics
- Encounter groups
- Conformity and helping behavior
- Self-awareness
- Education
Answer: Conformity and helping behavior
◉ The term equifinality means:
FULL SOLUTION STUDY GUIDE
◉ Groups are different from teams because:
- Groups are typically work-related while teams are sports-related.
- Teams are typically larger than groups.
- Teams involve greater interaction and coordination among
members to achieve a common goal.
- Teams are more hierarchical than groups.
- Teams have a leader whereas groups do not.
Answer: Teams involve greater interaction and coordination among
members to achieve a common goal.
◉ Self-managing teams are different from traditional work groups
because:
- They have fewer members.
- There is no leader.
- The teams are more strongly linked to the organizationa s
hierarchy.
- They make greater use of consensus or democratic decision
making.
- The leader is selected by those outside of the team.
,Answer: They make greater use of consensus or democratic decision
making, The leader is selected by those outside of the team.
◉ The use of teams by organizations is increasing because:
- Organizations are getting larger.
- Employees want their jobs to be simplified.
-Jobs are becoming more complex and interdependent.
- Organizations are seeking stability.
- Organizations are becoming more hierarchical.
Answer: Jobs are becoming more complex and interdependent.
◉ The work of Kurt Lewin and his followers changed the study of
group dynamics by:
- Using the individual, rather than the group, as the unit of study.
- Developing an action research approach that demonstrated the
value of applied research and theory.
- Showing how the study of individuals could be used to promote
social change.
- Focusing on leaders as drivers of group processes.
- Focusing on experimental lab research.
Answer: Developing an action research approach that demonstrated
the value of applied research and theory.
,◉ Hawthorne discovered that:
- Studying workers has no impact on worker performance.
- Social factors have an important impact on performance.
- Breaking up tasks into smaller ones leads to an increase in
performance.
- Teams are no better at performing complex tasks than individuals.
- The size of a team does not affect performance.
Answer: Social factors have an important impact on performance.
◉ According to the social facilitation effect, a person will run ____
when ______.
- Faster; other people are around
- Faster; by him/herself
- Slower; other people are around
- Faster; s/he will receive a reward
Answer: Faster; other people are around
◉ In order to keep up with contemporary demands, organizations
have been ____ layers of management and replacing managers with
____.
- Increasing; outside consultants
- Decreasing; outside consultants
- Increasing; teams
, - Decreasing; teams
Answer: Decreasing; teams
◉ A team typically handles decision making using the following
methods except:
- Consultative
- Authoritarian
- Democratic
- Consensus
- Directive
Answer: Authoritarian
◉ In the 1950s and 1960s, psychologists examining groups
primarily focused on studying ____.
- Group dynamics
- Encounter groups
- Conformity and helping behavior
- Self-awareness
- Education
Answer: Conformity and helping behavior
◉ The term equifinality means:
