Communication Networks in Small Groups
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What are group structures?

  • The expectations about member's roles in a group
  • The networks of connections among group members
  • The complex set of relations that organize a group (correct)
  • Observable behaviors within a group

What is the function of norms in a group?

  • To shape group processes and conduct
  • To create strong bonds among group members
  • To promote or threaten members' health
  • To regulate behavior and provide direction and motivation (correct)

What are prescriptive norms?

  • Standards that prescribe the socially appropriate way to respond
  • Standards that identify preferable behaviors (correct)
  • Standards that are consensual and internalized
  • Standards that describe what behaviors should not be performed

Which type of norm describes how people typically act, feel, and think in a given situation?

<p>Descriptive norm (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of norm describes how people should act, feel, and think in a given situation?

<p>Injunctive norm (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the unwritten rules of conduct in a group?

<p>Informal norms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for helpful behaviors directed toward individuals or groups within an organization?

<p>Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which phase of transition involves the process of integrating new members into the group?

<p>Socialisation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of role stress occurs when someone plays multiple roles within a group and the expectations and behaviors associated with these roles are not consistent?

<p>Interrole conflict (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of communication network involves a central hub or person where information is collected, synthesized, and disseminated?

<p>Centralized network (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the negative outcomes associated with role stress?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences unhealthy behaviors in group processes?

<p>Informal norms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the increase in the number of roles in a group, accompanied by a gradual decrease in the scope of these roles as each one becomes more narrowly defined and specialized?

<p>Role differentiation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of role in a group focuses on tasks and activities, such as initiating structure and setting goals?

<p>Task role (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do people have difficulty playing both task and relationship roles in a group?

<p>Conflicting demands (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a potential issue related to the administration of 360-Degree Assessment?

<p>Lack of confidentiality in feedback (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the advantages of 360-Degree Assessment mentioned in the text?

<p>Provides perspective from many different angles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the objective of 360-Degree Assessment according to the text?

<p>To create new structure and processes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of communication network is characterized by communication flowing from one person to the next in a closed and centralized manner?

<p>Wheel (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term in social network analysis refers to the degree to which a group member's position in a network is located along a path between other pairs of individuals in the network?

<p>Betweenness (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which generation values diversity, techno literacy, self-reliance, and increased confidence, and enjoys feedback but doesn't always seek it?

<p>Gen X (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which generation may mistake silence for disapproval and needs to know what they're doing right and what they're doing wrong?

<p>Millennials (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory suggests that our actions in a group are based on both rational plans and unconscious psychological processes?

<p>Dynamic Theory of Roles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three key dimensions identified in the SYMLOG procedure?

<p>Dominance/submissiveness, Friendliness/unfriendliness, Acceptance/nonacceptance of authority (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the SYMLOG assessment?

<p>To understand effective leadership and group dynamics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Moreland and Levine's Group Socialization Theory, how does the relationship between groups and individuals change over time?

<p>The group influences the individual and the individual influences the group (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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