Group Dynamics

You join the University Volleyball Society. What type of group is this?

• A reference group

• A working group

• A crowd

• A culture

Entitativity is best described as:

• The property of a group that effectively binds people as group members to one another and to the group as a whole, giving the group a sense of solidarity and oneness.

• The property of a group that helps to distinguish it from other groups forming part of it's identity

• The property of a group that makes it seem like a coherent, distinct and unitary entity

• The property of group that highlights their interdependence upon one another to achieve a common goal

Tuckman (1965) developed a model of group development with five stages. Which answer reflects the proper order of these stages:

• Forming, Norming, Storming, Performing and Adjourning

• Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Adjourning

• Storming, Forming, Norming, Performing and Adjourning

• Norming, Forming, Storming, Performing, and Adjourning

Free riding can be defined as:

• A member of the group who puts in no effort but receives rewards from the groups efforts

• A member of the group who puts in minimal effort but recieves rewards from the groups efforts

• A member of the group who puts in lots of effort and receives little rewards from the groups combined effort

• A member of the group who puts in average effort and received suitable rewards from the groups effort.

The presence of an audience in combination with an easy task is likely to result in

• Enhanced performance

• Impaired performance

• Social loafing

• Increased competition

Group norms can be define as:

• Standards or rules of behaviour that are legally enforced

• Standards or rules of behaviour that are legally enforced and emerge out of social interaction within the group

• Standard or rules of behaviour that are socially enforced

• Standards or rules of behaviour that are socially enforced and emerge out of social interaction within the group

Siegel and Siegel's (1975) study found that:

• Group norms can alter whether people decide to vote or not

• Group norms can make people more likely to vote liberal

• That originally conservative voters in more liberal accommodation were more likely to vote liberal at the end of the year than those who had been in more traditional conservative accommodation.

• Group norms can make people vote conservative

Which is the correct sequence of group development?

• Forming, Performing, Norming, Storming, Adjourning

• Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning

• Storming, Performing, Forming, Adjourning, Norming

• Norming, Forming, Storming, Performing, Adjourning

Which type of team is responsible for getting their work done and for managing themselves?

• Functional Team

• Cross Functional Team

• Virtual Team

• Self-Managed Work Team

Which of the 5 stages of group development involves disbandment?

• Storming

• Forming

• Adjourning

• Performing