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24. Systems are never in a static, unchanging state. TRUE
25. Groups can find that perfect, ideal balance point between stability and change if they try hard
28. Structuration theory posits that a system such as a small group establishes structures for discussion
29. According to structuration theory, structures established in small groups both permit throughput to
30. The ripple effect in a system is always a negative experience for group members. FALSE
Chapter 3
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Beer Drinking Social Group. You observe a
pattern of behavior among group members that discourages loud talking and laughter during
discussions. This shows
2. The Twenty Percent Rule refers to
3. Your athletic team requires all new members to engage in an initiation or hazing ritual which
includes eating live crickets, rolling in mud and walking across campus for all to see, and
singing the theme from yesteryear loudly in front of the entire
team. These hazing rituals will likely demonstrate a
4. There are two primary dimensions of every group. They are
5. Groups can build cohesiveness among members by
6. Cliques
7. Which of the following is a condition that promotes conformity in groups?
8. Groups typically respond to nonconformity from a member by using four strategies. These are
9. The Collective Effort Model suggests that
10. Social loafing in groups is most common
11. Groups typically outperform individuals
12. We typically conform to group norms
13. You have just joined a group. You can enhance your chances of gaining acceptance from your new
group members by
14. In past groups you have witnessed several instances of social loafing. To diminish social loafing in
your new group, you and other group members should
15. Your group forms for the first time. To address primary tension that will typically occur among
group members at the initial meeting of the group, you should
16. A competent communicator can effectively address secondary tension in a group by
TRUE-FALSE
1. Group development proceeds sequentially in step-by-step phases from forming to storming then to
2. Cliques have no positive effects on members; they just encourage blind
4. One of your group members consistently “goofs off” during discussions. This is negative synergy in
5. A group can never have too much cohesiveness because it is that which bonds members
6. A single member of your group can be a source of your group’s norms even when that individual
8. The best way to diminish primary tension in a group is to discuss serious topics that will encourage
9. Social compensation is especially likely when high-ability group members are suspected of loafing.
10. A primary goal of small groups and teams should be to eliminate secondary
11. Conformity to norms is a negative phenomenon in groups and should be
12. Social loafing is more common in a collectivist culture such as Singapore than it is in an
13. When members of your group are enjoying each other’s company and experiencing positive social
14. A reason why groups outperform individuals on most broad range tasks is because of the pooling of
15. Conformity to group norms is less when individuals expect to be group members for a long time.
16. When group members experience the normal jitters and feelings of unease when first
17. The output of the task dimension is cohesiveness; the output of the social dimension is
18. Diversity of group membership usually counteracts biases more effectively than is likely in
19. Diversity in membership poses significant challenges, such as an increased difficulty
21. When the group task requires a wide range and variety of information and skills, groups tend
22. Research on group remembering shows that groups typically are superior to individuals in
23. Group socialization refers to the communication process in which new and established group