OTB QUIZ 3

Three employees from different departments who regularly eat lunch together are an example of a(an) _____ group.

• Formal

• Informal

• Command

• Task

Zimbardo’s simulated prison experiment is most important because it demonstrates:

• the importance of status.

• the impact of cohesiveness

• that individuals can rapidly assimilate new roles very different from their inherent personalities.

• flaws in the Hawthorne studies

Groupthink improves group performance.

• True

• False

The psychological contract defines behavioral expectations that go with every role.

• True

• False

The punctuated equilibrium model characterizes groups as exhibiting long periods of inertia interspersed with brief revolutionary changes triggered primarily by members’ awareness of time and deadlines.

• True

• False

Groupshift most often means decisions:

• are made by groups rather than individuals.

• contain greater risk.

• are made more quickly

• prove less effective

If your group must take action, which size should be most effective?

• 7

• 5

• 10

• 12

____ norms include things like appropriate dress, when to look busy, and loyalty to the organization.

• Performance

• Appearance

• Social arrangement

• Allocation of resources

A _____ is a set of expected behavior patterns associated with a particular position in a social unit.

• Role

• Norm

• stereotype

• status hierarchy

After which stage of a group’s development is there a relatively clear hierarchy of leadership within the group?

• Norming

• Storming

• Forming

• Performing