Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the text?
A. High status tends to result in greater personal power or ability to influence others.
B. Increased power tends to elevate an individual’s status level.
C. Power and status tend to go hand in hand, reciprocally influencing one another.
D. Ascribed status tends to lead to greater power than achieved status.
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Which of the following, according to the text, is a factor to remember in overcoming
resistance to change?
A. People will accept change when the change is viewed as beneficial.
B. People will always resist change, no matter what the consequences.
C. Younger people accept change more readily than older people.
D. People will accept changes that they have a part in planning.
Answer:
The group that generally has the most influence on your self-concept is:
A. primary
B. education
C. casual and social
D. work
Answer:
Which of the following is NOT one of the 10 practical tips for managing stress
identified by Hinsberg (1996)?
A. exercise
B. know when to relent
C. avoid alcohol
D. set a serene scene
Answer:
According to Connors and Smith (2011), which of the following is one of the four
practical ways to encourage accountability through empowerment: The ouroboros effect
illustrates the:
A. Ignore it.
B. Analyze it.
C. See it
D. cyclical nature of outputs.
Answer:
Which of the following IS NOT true concerning cohesiveness?
A. Cohesive groups tend to have stricter norms.
B. Cohesive groups tend to tolerate larger amounts of deviance from the group values.
C. Cohesive groups may have high or low productivity depending on the group norm
regarding productivity.
D. Cohesiveness increases the loyalty of each member to that particular group but
frequently breeds conflict between groups.
Answer:
The _____________ includes several participants, each of whom gives a short formal
presentation on a prepared topic usually built around a central theme. A less formal
discussion usually follows.
A. panel
B. forum
C. symposium
D. colloquy
Answer:
The notions of task and people orientation are central aspects of what leadership
theory?
A. trait
B. function
C. circumstances
D. contingency
Answer:
A very thin person is referred to as a(n):
A. somatotype
B. ectomorph
C. endomorph
D. mesomorph
Answer:
Rogers (1995) notes that people fall into one of five categories when it comes to their
acceptance of change. The people who like change, get bored easily, and are often
called opinion leaders fall into the category of:
A. innovators
B. early majority
C. early adopters
D. late majority
Answer:
Which of the following is considered relationship behavior, according to Hersey and
Blanchard?
A. goal-setting
B. organizing
C. communicating
D. directing
Answer:
Which of the following is FALSE? Empowerment:
A. means allowing people to control themselves
B. is being used in the public schools
C. is an attempt to move decision-making upward in the organization
D. has many advantages, including quicker responses to problems
Answer:
The technique that encourages group members to get away from the details and see the
bigger picture is called:
A. Reframing
B. Random Input
C. Provocation
D. Concept fan
Answer:
Which of the following gender characteristics is reported as being most true of
women?
A. aggressive
B. emotional
C. courageous
D. ambitious
Answer:
Misunderstanding that occurs due to a language problem is called:
A. bypassing
B. polarization
C. inference making
D. signal reactions
Answer:
Rogers (1995) notes that people fall into one of five categories when it comes to their
acceptance of change. The category that only includes 2.5 percent of the population is:
A. innovators
B. laggards
C. early adopters
D. late majority
Answer:
_______________ in speech indicates a lack of concern for the listener’s welfare.
A. Strategy
B. Certainty
C. Neutrality
D. Spontaneity
Answer:
The “Practical Tips” for implementing the 9,9 style offered by Walker and Harris
(1995) state that encouraging behaviors occur when a team member:
A. exhibits strategic behavior
B. takes sides on issues
C. points out, in an objective manner, when another person is wrong or needs to change
D. identifies with another team member’s problems
Answer:
Which of the following is used to describe self-managing groups?
A. More traditional task groups
B. More structure
C. Less discussion-oriented
D. Question and answer interactions
Answer:
According to Janis, which is NOT a symptom of “groupthink”?
A. an illusion of morality
B. an illusion of fairness
C. an illusion of invulnerability
D. an illusion of unanimity
Answer:
All but one of the following are identified by Whetton and Cameron as skills required
for career success.
A. ability to be assertive
B. managing conflict
C. development of self-awareness
D. managing personal stress
Answer:
Which of the following is not one of the six dimensions of team talk?
A. Identification
B. Social distance
C. Interdependence
D. Leadership
Answer:
Which of the following statements is an INFERENCE:
A. I saw Andy mowing the lawn.
B. Andy told me he left the lawn mower outside.
C. Andy is taking a test.
D. Andy will do well on the test.
Answer:
The philosopher who encouraged moderation in all things was:
A. John Rawls
B. Aristotle
C. Immanuel Kant
D. John Stuart Mills
Answer:
In Leavitt’s qualitative study of the four stages of conformity pressure, which is the
third stage that groups exhibit?
A. isolation
B. reason
C. coercion
D. seduction
Answer:
Women’s Studies is having difficulty getting large numbers of students to attend its
special programs. As part of the problem-solving process, Women’s Studies is
discussing why students are not attending, how long this has been a problem, and to
what extent this poses a problem. All of this is discussed during which phase of the
reflective thinking process?
A. define problem
B. generate solutions
C. identify criteria
D. implement solution
Answer:
According to the “World class tips,” which of the following is a reason why you should
have high initial demands when negotiating?
A. They raise expectations of the TOS.
B. They teach people how to treat you.
C. They take away power from TOS.
D. There is little time to solve the problem.
Answer:
According to ChangingMinds.org, attitudes will match our behaviors in most
circumstances as long as:
A. Circumstances are specific
B. There is no social-desirability bias
C. There are few distractions
D. All of the above
Answer:
According to Tubbs’ definition of small group interaction, the minimum number of
individuals needed to constitute a group is:
A. one
B. three
C. two
D. four
Answer:
According to Tubbs, leadership is which type of small group variable?
A. a relevant background factor
B. a consequence
C. an internal influence
D. all of the above
Answer: