Test Bank For Effective Group Discussion: Theory and Practice
Chapter 01
1) Which of the following is not one of the important ideas about groups offered by your
authors?
A) Forming groups is something humans do naturally.
B) Just because we participate in a group does not mean we participate effectively.
C) All groups experience grouphate.
D) Groups are a way for us to make a contribution to society.
2) Schutz described three types of human needs for which small groups are a major source of
satisfaction. These are
A) inclusion, openness, and control.
B) love, belonging, and submission.
C) order, power, and security.
D) psychological, physiological, and sociological.
E) individual, group, and social.
3) A key feature of a group is an interdependent goal, which means
A) group members are responsible to themselves.
B) an individual group member succeeds or fails in terms of their own contributions to
the group.
C) group members do not succeed together.
D) members of a group cannot achieve the goal without the other members also
achieving it.
E) group members succeed or fail individually.
4) Which of the following is an accurate example of a small group?
A) seven people waiting at a bus stop
B) students eating at the resident dining hall
C) a 5-member task force working to control drinking on college campuses
D) ten people walking across the street
E) a group of 100 students attending a lecture
5) Grouphate refers to
A) ostracism of one member by other members of a group.
B) a strong negative feeling about participating in groups.
C) a hatred of all members of one particular group.
D) a hatred shared by all members of a group.
E) a negative feeling a member develops in their group after an argument.
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Chapter 01
6) "Members of a small group share an interdependent goal." This statement means that
A) all succeed or fail together.
B) each needs the others for emotional support and affection.
C) the knowledge of all members is required to achieve the common purpose.
D) one person could not possibly do the job assigned to the group.
E) group members control each other's interaction.
7) Quality control circles are referred to by other names in some organizations, including cycle
time reduction groups and
A) continuous improvement teams.
B) chat groups.
C) solution cells.
D) self-managed work groups.
E) cycle circles.
8) Shaw would argue that which of the following "requires mutual influence"?
A) gestures
B) interaction
C) primary needs
D) buzzing
9) A smaller group that co-exists simultaneously within and separate from other cultures is a
A) subculture.
B) diverse culture.
C) co-culture.
D) group culture.
E) within-culture.
10) Jim likes just to sit and listen to the others in his small group. He rarely says anything and
contributes very little. Jim is a
A) social loafer.
B) participant-observer.
C) nonmember consultant.
D) grouphater.
E) participant.
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Chapter 01
11) Family is a
A) primary group.
B) secondary group.
12) The executive committee of the Alpha Gamma sorority is a
A) primary group.
B) secondary group.
13) A Psychology 101 discussion group is a
A) primary group.
B) secondary group.
14) Five people in an accounting department who meet each morning before work to share coffee
and conversation are a
A) primary group.
B) secondary group.
15) An archery club is a(n)
A) activity group.
B) quality control circles.
C) educational group.
D) personal growth group.
E) self-managed work group.
F) ad hoc committee.
16) Five co-workers who conduct accounting audits without a supervisor are a(n)
A) activity group.
B) quality control circles.
C) educational group.
D) personal growth group.
E) self-managed work group.
F) ad hoc committee.
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Chapter 01
17) Seven people appointed to recommend changes to attendance policy are a(n)
A) activity group.
B) quality control circles.
C) educational group.
D) personal growth group.
E) self-managed work group.
F) ad hoc committee.
18) A cohort of graduate students taking similar courses is a(n)
A) activity group.
B) quality control circles.
C) educational group.
D) personal growth group.
E) self-managed work group.
F) ad hoc committee.
19) A workplace safety task force is a(n)
A) activity group.
B) quality control circles.
C) educational group.
D) personal growth group.
E) self-managed work group.
F) ad hoc committee.
20) A pandemic response task force is
A) high in satisfying needs for inclusion and openness.
B) low in satisfying needs for inclusion and openness.
21) Close friends are
A) high in satisfying needs for inclusion and openness.
B) low in satisfying needs for inclusion and openness.
22) Problem-solving groups are
A) high in satisfying needs for inclusion and openness.
B) low in satisfying needs for inclusion and openness.
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Chapter 01
1) Which of the following is not one of the important ideas about groups offered by your
authors?
A) Forming groups is something humans do naturally.
B) Just because we participate in a group does not mean we participate effectively.
C) All groups experience grouphate.
D) Groups are a way for us to make a contribution to society.
2) Schutz described three types of human needs for which small groups are a major source of
satisfaction. These are
A) inclusion, openness, and control.
B) love, belonging, and submission.
C) order, power, and security.
D) psychological, physiological, and sociological.
E) individual, group, and social.
3) A key feature of a group is an interdependent goal, which means
A) group members are responsible to themselves.
B) an individual group member succeeds or fails in terms of their own contributions to
the group.
C) group members do not succeed together.
D) members of a group cannot achieve the goal without the other members also
achieving it.
E) group members succeed or fail individually.
4) Which of the following is an accurate example of a small group?
A) seven people waiting at a bus stop
B) students eating at the resident dining hall
C) a 5-member task force working to control drinking on college campuses
D) ten people walking across the street
E) a group of 100 students attending a lecture
5) Grouphate refers to
A) ostracism of one member by other members of a group.
B) a strong negative feeling about participating in groups.
C) a hatred of all members of one particular group.
D) a hatred shared by all members of a group.
E) a negative feeling a member develops in their group after an argument.
1
,Test Bank For Effective Group Discussion: Theory and Practice
Chapter 01
6) "Members of a small group share an interdependent goal." This statement means that
A) all succeed or fail together.
B) each needs the others for emotional support and affection.
C) the knowledge of all members is required to achieve the common purpose.
D) one person could not possibly do the job assigned to the group.
E) group members control each other's interaction.
7) Quality control circles are referred to by other names in some organizations, including cycle
time reduction groups and
A) continuous improvement teams.
B) chat groups.
C) solution cells.
D) self-managed work groups.
E) cycle circles.
8) Shaw would argue that which of the following "requires mutual influence"?
A) gestures
B) interaction
C) primary needs
D) buzzing
9) A smaller group that co-exists simultaneously within and separate from other cultures is a
A) subculture.
B) diverse culture.
C) co-culture.
D) group culture.
E) within-culture.
10) Jim likes just to sit and listen to the others in his small group. He rarely says anything and
contributes very little. Jim is a
A) social loafer.
B) participant-observer.
C) nonmember consultant.
D) grouphater.
E) participant.
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,Test Bank For Effective Group Discussion: Theory and Practice
Chapter 01
11) Family is a
A) primary group.
B) secondary group.
12) The executive committee of the Alpha Gamma sorority is a
A) primary group.
B) secondary group.
13) A Psychology 101 discussion group is a
A) primary group.
B) secondary group.
14) Five people in an accounting department who meet each morning before work to share coffee
and conversation are a
A) primary group.
B) secondary group.
15) An archery club is a(n)
A) activity group.
B) quality control circles.
C) educational group.
D) personal growth group.
E) self-managed work group.
F) ad hoc committee.
16) Five co-workers who conduct accounting audits without a supervisor are a(n)
A) activity group.
B) quality control circles.
C) educational group.
D) personal growth group.
E) self-managed work group.
F) ad hoc committee.
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, Test Bank For Effective Group Discussion: Theory and Practice
Chapter 01
17) Seven people appointed to recommend changes to attendance policy are a(n)
A) activity group.
B) quality control circles.
C) educational group.
D) personal growth group.
E) self-managed work group.
F) ad hoc committee.
18) A cohort of graduate students taking similar courses is a(n)
A) activity group.
B) quality control circles.
C) educational group.
D) personal growth group.
E) self-managed work group.
F) ad hoc committee.
19) A workplace safety task force is a(n)
A) activity group.
B) quality control circles.
C) educational group.
D) personal growth group.
E) self-managed work group.
F) ad hoc committee.
20) A pandemic response task force is
A) high in satisfying needs for inclusion and openness.
B) low in satisfying needs for inclusion and openness.
21) Close friends are
A) high in satisfying needs for inclusion and openness.
B) low in satisfying needs for inclusion and openness.
22) Problem-solving groups are
A) high in satisfying needs for inclusion and openness.
B) low in satisfying needs for inclusion and openness.
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