Practicum Chapter 12 Teams

What is the primary goal of a team?

• To compete against each other

• To achieve a common goal

• To work independently

• To follow a leader without question

Which stage of Tuckman’s Stages of Team Development involves members expressing their individual needs and opinions, potentially leading to conflict?

• Forming

• Storming

• Norming

• Performing

What is the definition of conflict management?

• Ignoring disputes until they resolve themselves

• The process of recognizing and resolving disputes

• Encouraging disagreements to foster creativity

• Avoiding any form of disagreement

Which leadership style is characterized by a hands-off approach and little to no direction provided?

• Democratic

• Autocratic

• Laissez-faire

• Transformational

What is the role of a mediator in conflict resolution?

• To take sides in the conflict

• To impose a solution on the parties

• To help the conflicting parties resolve their dispute and reach an agreement

• To ignore the conflict

Which of the following is NOT a step in the conflict resolution process?

• Acknowledge conflict and define the problem

• Ignore the conflict and hope it resolves itself

• Analyze and discuss the issue

• Implement the solution and then follow up

What is the main characteristic of the democratic leadership style?

• Maintains power within the group

• Invites participation from the team and shares decision-making

• Provides little to no direction

• Makes all decisions for the group

What is the primary focus of collaboration skills?

• Working independently to achieve personal goals

• Behaviors that individuals exhibit when working with others to achieve a common goal and maintain working relationships

• Competing with team members for recognition

• Avoiding interaction with team members

In which stage of Tuckman’s Stages of Team Development does the team begin functioning as a cohesive group?

• Forming

• Storming

• Norming

• Adjourning

What is the purpose of negotiation in conflict resolution?

• To escalate the conflict

• To discuss a compromise between individuals involved in a conflict

• To avoid addressing the conflict

• To assign blame to one party