WorksheetsUnderstanding Group Dynamics and Decision Making
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who studied small, homogenous groups at Harvard?
Skinner
Maslow
Freud
Bales
What role did the person with the second highest initiation of communication usually take?
Observer
Leader
Task Specialist
Social Emotional Specialist
What is a diffuse status characteristic?
A personal trait
A specific skill
General competence
A professional title
What can help overcome status generalization in groups?
Reducing communication
Increasing group size
Changing performance expectations
Ignoring the issue
What is a major cause of groupthink?
Frequent meetings
Homogeneity of members
External advice
Diversity of members
Which symptom is associated with groupthink?
Collective rationalization
Individual decision making
Encouragement of creativity
Open debates
How can groupthink be avoided?
By appointing a leader
By limiting discussions
By encouraging dissent
By working in a large group
What is the risky shift phenomenon?
Tendency for riskier decisions
Shift in group leadership
Preference for safer decisions
Change in group location
What does social exchange theory primarily study?
Cultural exchanges
Economic transactions
Interactions as resource exchanges
Historical trade practices
What is a key component of commitment in social exchanges?
Frequency of exchanges
Financial investment
Legal agreements
Emotional attachment
What does distributive justice focus on?
Social privileges
Legal systems
Fair distribution of resources
Distribution of work
Which principle is NOT used to judge distributive justice?
Relative needs
Efficiency
Equality
Equity
What leads to procedural justice?
Financial outcomes
Outcome of the process
Fairness of the procedures
Speed of decision making
What is a response to feeling overrewarded?
Requesting more rewards
Ignoring the imbalance
Increasing inputs
Decreasing effort
What does the affect theory of social exchange suggest?
Negative outcomes are likely
Shared responsibility leads to positive outcomes
Exchanges are emotionally neutral
Responsibility is typically unshared
