Deck 5: Cooperation and Competition

Question 1

Which of the following approaches is NOT useful for encouraging cooperation within a group?

A)Use structured activities to build trust among group members.
B)Develop superordinate goals that are accepted by all group members.
C)When there is a conflict, always act cooperatively.
D)Respond in-kind to other's behaviors (i.e., match cooperative actions with cooperation).
E)All of the above approaches are useful.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following statements is ?

A)Individuals are more competitive than groups.
B)Groups are more competitive than individuals.
C)Groups and individuals are equally competitive.
D)The competitiveness of individuals versus groups depends on the type of task.
E)None of the above.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Competition within a team often hurts performance because competition:

A)Creates goal confusion among team members.
B)Reduces communication within a team.
C)Creates distrust among team members.
D)All of the above.
E)None of the above.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Cooperation is more important when tasks are:

A)Ambiguous, complex, or changing.
B)Independent, simple, and routine.
C)Difficult, static, and independent.
D)Boring, simple, and physical.
E)None of the above; the type of task does not affect cooperation.

Question 5

Competition is useful for teams when:

A)The competition is about money rather than social rewards.
B)The competition is with teams in outside organizations.
C)The competition is within the team rather than with other teams.
D)The competition is focused on the main goals of the team.
E)None of the above, competition is never useful for a team.

Question 6

The Abilene paradox is an example of __________.

A)Unhealthy leadership.
B)Unhealthy competition.
C)Unhealthy agreement.
D)Healthy disagreement or conflict.
E)None of the above.

Question 7

Someone who is concerned with both personal success and group success is called a(n):

A)Competitor
B)Machiavellian
C)Individualist
D)Cooperator
E)Extrovert

Question 8

What are the benefits and problems of cooperation?

Question 9

One of the arguments against using cooperative rewards is they may encourage ______.

A)Cooperation.
B)Distrust.
C)Cohesion.
D)Competition.
E)Social loafing.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a way to encourage cooperation within a group?

A)Setting superordinate goals.
B)Building trust.
C)Increase competition against other groups.
D)Building communication.
E)Develop strategies for negotiating cooperation in the future.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a major reason why people act competitively in teams?

A)Cultural differences.
B)Personality differences.
C)Differences in team size.
D)Differences in organizational rewards.
E)All of the above reasons are important.

Question 12

Too much cooperation within a group can cause problems because:

A)Cooperative groups can have too much conformity.
B)It can cause group members to put social relations ahead of task success.
C)It can lead to Groupthink.
D)It can lead to unhealthy agreement among group members.
E)All of the above.

Question 13

Name six ways to foster constructive controversy.

Question 14

Sherif's (1966) classic study of boys at summer camp showed:

A)The negative effects of competition.
B)The positive effects of leadership.
C)The positive effects of cooperation.
D)The negative effects of virtual communications.
E)None of the above.

Question 15

While culture, personality, and the organizational reward system may all encourage competition, the most malleable factor is __________.

A)Culture.
B)Personality.
C)The organizational reward system.
D)All the above.
E)A & B.

Question 16

Explain how intra and inter-group competition may hurt a team.

Question 17

Which of the following statements about cooperation is ?

A)Cooperation helps to motivate most team members.
B)Cooperative situations reduce the performance of high performers.
C)Cooperation is more important when tasks are complex or ambiguous.
D)Cooperation encourages team members to help each other.
E)All of the above are true.

Question 18

Shortly after a team enters a competition, the team:

A)Experiences an increase in cohesion.
B)Experiences an increase in group spirit.
C)Experiences an increase in productivity.
D)All of the above.
E)None of the above.

Question 19

Inter-group competition tends to:

A)Increase prejudices and negative beliefs about the other group.
B)Make the group more task focused.
C)Reduce the ability of the group to act creatively.
D)Increase conflicts between the groups.
E)All of the above.

Question 20

Group members who define success, not in terms of their individual goals or the group's goals, but rather relative to others' performance are:

A)Competitors
B)Machiavellians
C)Individualists
D)Cooperators
E)Extroverts

Question 21

The most effective strategy for moving from a competitive to a cooperative situation requires members:

A)Always acting cooperatively.
B)Always acting competitively.
C)Start by acting cooperatively then respond in kind to the other person's move.
D)Acting cooperatively only if rewarded to do so.
E)None of the above.

Question 22

Sherif's (1966) classic study shows the importance of constructive controversy.

Question 23

The tendency to be competitive has nothing to do with an individual's personality.

Question 24

Which of the following is a way to build trust among members of a virtual team?

A)Meet face-to-face once in a while.
B)Prohibit sharing of personal information on social websites.
C)Ensure only the leader speaks during meetings.
D)Require team members to share personal photos and information on social websites.
E)Keep the team as small as possible.True/False

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a rule for constructive controversy?

A)Establish openness norms.
B)Get outside information.
C)Combine ideas.
D)Encourage conformity.
E)Show personal regard.

Question 26

Individualists tend to be more competitive with their co-workers than collectivists.

Question 27

Japan is considered a collectivist society.

Question 28

One way to encourage cooperation is to emphasize individual goals.

Question 29

The Abilene paradox is an example of unhealthy agreement.

Question 30

Mixed-motive situations are rare for groups.

Question 31

Intergroup competition can only enhance group performance.

Question 32

Participants in face-to-face teams have more problems building trust than those in virtual teams.