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CHAPTER 4
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Competition is
2. Competition is
3. You are a newcomer in a group. During group discussions, members talk a
great deal and listen to each other. When you try to contribute, however,
you are ignored or given polite silence. Group members are clearly displaying
4. Psychological reactance occurs when
5. You are shopping in a department store. A salesperson approaches you and begins
to buy a very expensive outfit. You find
yourself wishing you were in another county rather than listening to this annoying
an example of which of the following
defensive communication patterns?
6. A hidden agenda is an example of
7. A group climate is
8. Research comparing cooperation and competition shows that
9. The norm of group interest is defined as
10. Empathy is
11. Competition can be constructive when which of the following conditions are met?
12. Based on prevailing research, as the emphasis on winning in groups increases
13. Research on competition and culture shows
14. Which of the following is a typical responses to a perceived attack on our self-esteem and self-
concept?
15. Becoming more descriptive as an alternative to criticism include which of the following?
TRUE-FALSE
1. Competitive patterns of communication in small groups are Me-oriented; thus,
2. A shift response is a type of interrupting that seizes the floor during
4. All cultures are highly competitive because competition comes naturally to
6. Provisionalism counteracts the defensive communication pattern called
12. Any evaluation, even praise and recognition, has the potential to create a defensive
15. Intergroup interactions are generally far more competitive than interactions between
