Group Behavior and Dynamics Quiz

Group Dynamics

• A criteria for a group, according to Aamodt, is a number of individuals who interact with one another, are psychologically aware of one another, and perceive themselves as part of a group.
• The most common reason for joining groups in the workplace is to obtain social and emotional support.

Group Cohesiveness

• Group cohesiveness refers to the degree to which group members are attracted to and motivated to remain part of the group.
• According to Aamodt, group cohesiveness is the degree to which members are motivated to remain in the group and participate in group activities.

Team Development

• The stage of team development characterized by team members establishing roles and determining policies and procedures is called the "norming" stage.
• The stage of team development characterized by team members 'feeling out' the team concept and attempting to make a positive impression is called the "forming" stage.

Conflict

• Conflict is defined as a process in which one party perceives that another party has or is about to negatively affect something that the first party cares about.
• The conflict style of a person who responds to conflict by always trying to win is called "competing".
• The conflict style of a person who reacts to conflict by pretending that it does not exist is called "avoiding".
• Functional conflict results in increased performance or better interpersonal relations.

Conflict Resolution

• The method of resolving conflict in which two sides use verbal skill and strategy to reach an agreement is called "debating".

Social Impact

• Social loafing is the phenomenon where individuals in a group exert less individual effort than they would if they were not in a group.
• An additive task is a task where the contributions of individual group members are added together to achieve a group goal.
• Social inhibition is the phenomenon where individuals are less likely to perform a task in the presence of others due to fear of embarrassment or criticism.

Group Performance

• The stability of membership refers to the degree to which the membership of a group remains consistent over time.
• The effect of the presence of others on an individual's behavior is known as social facilitation.
• The theory that states the very fact that others happen to be present naturally produces arousal and may affect performance is called the drive theory.
• The effect on behavior when two or more people are performing the same task in the presence of each other is known as social facilitation.
• A potential source of conflict that arises when the completion of a task by one person affects the completion of a task by another person is called "interdependence".

Decision Making

• Groupthink is a phenomenon where group members prioritize maintaining group harmony over critical thinking, leading to poor decision-making.