Deck 7: Group Communication

Question 1

Groups tend to meet our basic interpersonal needs, including:

A) inclusion
B) affection
C) control
D) all of the answers provided

Answer 1

all of the answers provided

Question 2

Groups tend to meet our basic interpersonal needs, including:

A) personal transportation
B) personal artistic expression
C) personal preferences
D) none of the options available

Answer 2

none of the options available

Question 3

According to the text, how many people does it take to make a group?

A) 1-2
B) 2-4
C) 3-8
D) 4-16

Answer 3

3-8

Question 4

Which of the following is not a step in John Dewey's reflective thinking sequence seven step process?

A) Define the problem
B) Analyze the problem
C) Establish criteria
D) Consider one possible solution to the problem

Question 5

Groups are dynamic systems, and

A) basically the same
B) make up their own rules as they go along.
C) make rules at the start that never change.
D) are in constant change.

Question 6

Group socialization involves

A) how the group members interact with one another and form relationships.
B) how the group members do not interact or form relationships.
C) the annual office party.
D) intergroup fraternization.

Question 7

Group socialization involves

A) customs like who talks and who listens
B) personal preferences in style or dress
C) the local dance club scene
D) the local dating scene

Question 8

Which of the following is not a stage in Tuckman's model of group development?

A) Forming
B) Storming
C) Planning
D) Performing

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of the forming stage in Tuckman's model of group development?

A) yelling at each other
B) getting "thumbs up" for a job well done
C) introducing yourselves to each other
D) creating a personal to-do list

Question 10

Which of the following is not a stage in group membership and the group lifecycle?

A) Potential member
B) Pledge member
C) New member
D) Full member

Question 11

Group members stay in a particular group for:

A) Group synergy
B) Support
C) Meet interpersonal needs
D) all of the answers provided

Question 12

Which of the following is a positive group member role?

A) Recognition-Seeker
B) Blocker
C) Coordinator
D) Dominator

Question 13

Which of the following is a negative group member role?

A) Special-interest pleader
B) Initiator
C) Elaborator
D) Recorder

Question 14

Collectivist cultures usually

A) value independence
B) value written contracts
C) value inventors
D) value conformity

Question 15

Cultures which value individual differences are called

A) collectivist cultures
B) individualistic cultures
C) communist nations
D) capitalist nations

Question 16

Cultures which tolerate ambiguity well and have flexible rules as the norm are

A) Uncertainty-accepting cultures
B) Uncertainty-rejecting cultures
C) Uncertain cultures
D) None of the options available

Question 17

Groups can come together via computers in

A) salons.
B) chat rooms and BBS systems.
C) Morse code systems and through html.
D) telegraphy-enhanced environments.

Question 18

Groups can come together in person in:

A) chat rooms.
B) classrooms.
C) online forums.
D) via teleconferences.

Question 19

Leaders are born with certain specific leadership traits is the foundation of

A) all leadership theories
B) the individual traits approach
C) the universal traits approach
D) all universal theories

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a way a person becomes a leader?

A) appointed
B) elected
C) emergent
D) divergent

Question 21

A group with an autocratic leader has

A) a general and specific goal.
B) decides goals through consensus.
C) frequent group member input or discussion.
D) little group member input or discussion.

Question 22

A laizze-faire leader

A) takes a hands off approach to leadership.
B) takes a hands on approach to leadership.
C) provides little opportunity for group member input or discussion.
D) is an active leader.

Question 23

To be a leader-as-technician requires

A) friends in high places.
B) friends in low places.
C) specific knowledge, skills or experience.
D) general knowledge, skills or experience.

Question 24

One style of leadership which draws on many of types is called

A) leader-as-conductor.
B) leader-as-technician.
C) leader-as-coach.
D) leader-as-autocrat.

Question 25

Groups tend to meet our basic interpersonal needs, including inclusion, affection, and control.

Question 26

Groups tend to meet our basic interpersonal needs, including personal transportation, personal artistic expression, and personal preferences.

Question 27

John Dewey's reflective thinking sequence seven step process includes the suggestion to consider one possible solution to the problem.

Question 28

Groups are dynamic systems, in constant change.

Question 29

Group socialization involves how the group members do not interact or form relationships.

Question 30

Planning is a stage in Tuckman's model of group development.

Question 31

Storming is a stage in Tuckman's model of group development.

Question 32

Group members stay in a particular group for group synergy, support, and to meet interpersonal needs.

Question 33

Cultures which tolerate ambiguity well and have flexible rules as the norm are uncertainty-rejecting cultures

Question 34

List and describe two types of groups

Question 35

List and describe how groups meet our basic needs

Question 36

Define a group and identify how many members comprise a small group.

Question 37

Describe how groups form rules and norms for interaction.

Question 38

List and describe two of the types of group members.

Question 39

List and describe one example of both positive and negative group member roles.

Question 40

Describe how group members can become leaders.

Question 41

Discuss the universal traits theory of leadership.

Question 42

Describe why coaches are discussed as an effective leadership role.