Question 1

A cooperative context is more likely to result in concurrence-seeking than in information seeking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Individuals who disagree will engage in perspective-taking

Accepted Answer

A)  In a cooperative context 
B)  In a competitive context 
C)  When they wish to discount the other's ideas 
D)  In concurrence-seeking 
A)  In a cooperative context 
B)  In a competitive context 
C)  When they wish to discount the other's ideas 
D)  In concurrence-seeking

Question 3

When disagreeing with others in a controversy, it is most important to

Accepted Answer

A)  Confirm their competence 
B)  Incorporate their views into your own 
C)  Develop clever ways to refute their ideas 
D)  Be diplomatic 
A)  Confirm their competence 
B)  Incorporate their views into your own 
C)  Develop clever ways to refute their ideas 
D)  Be diplomatic

Question 4

What are some important procedures for motivating creativity?

Accepted Answer

Motivating creativity within a team or a

Question 5

Within a cooperative context, controversy promotes

Accepted Answer

A)  Open-minded listening to opposing positions 
B)  Motivation to learn more 
C)  More accurate understanding of the opponent's position 
D)  b and c 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Open-minded listening to opposing positions 
B)  Motivation to learn more 
C)  More accurate understanding of the opponent's position 
D)  b and c 
E)  All of the above

Question 6

Controversy is constructive when there is

Accepted Answer

A)  Cooperation and conflict 
B)   Competition and conflict 
C)  Cooperation and conflict. 
D)  Group processing 
A)  Cooperation and conflict 
B)   Competition and conflict 
C)  Cooperation and conflict. 
D)  Group processing

Question 7

Concurrence-seeking is close to the groupthink concepts of Janis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The process lease likely to produce intellectual conflict is

Accepted Answer

A)  Debate 
B)  Controversy 
C)  Concurrence-seeking 
D)  Individual decision-making 
A)  Debate 
B)  Controversy 
C)  Concurrence-seeking 
D)  Individual decision-making

Question 9

What is NOT a characteristic of closed-minded people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Less able to organize and integrate new beliefs 
B)  Evaluate information consistent with their beliefs more positively 
C)  Tend to accept statements from authorities as true 
D)  Are more interested in compromise 
A)  Less able to organize and integrate new beliefs 
B)  Evaluate information consistent with their beliefs more positively 
C)  Tend to accept statements from authorities as true 
D)  Are more interested in compromise

Question 10

Explain why groups avoid conflict in decision-making situations.

Accepted Answer

Groups may avoid conflict in decision-ma

Question 11

What are the effects of a cooperative context on those involved in controversy?

Accepted Answer

The effects of a cooperative context on

Question 12

How does the controversy procedure foster support for the minority opinion?

Accepted Answer

The controversy procedure, often used in

Question 13

Marcella has decided that she wants her employees to discuss ideas openly and honestly. So she has them practice the process of

Accepted Answer

A)  Debate 
B)  Controversy 
C)  Concurrence-seeking 
D)  Friendly competition 
A)  Debate 
B)  Controversy 
C)  Concurrence-seeking 
D)  Friendly competition

Question 14

Explain the differences between controversy, concurrence seeking, debate, and individualistic decision making.

Accepted Answer

Controversy refers to a situation where

Question 15

A problem with group brainstorming exists when

Accepted Answer

A)  Members interrupt each other 
B)  Members blurt out ideas 
C)  There isn't much time for doing it 
D)  Only one member talks at a time 
A)  Members interrupt each other 
B)  Members blurt out ideas 
C)  There isn't much time for doing it 
D)  Only one member talks at a time

Question 16

Aristotle's Deliberate Discourse is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Giving an oration at the Coliseum 
B)  Engaging in philosophical questions and answers 
C)  Taking action after discussing the issue with everyone involved 
D)  Discussing advantages and disadvantages of proposed actions 
A)  Giving an oration at the Coliseum 
B)  Engaging in philosophical questions and answers 
C)  Taking action after discussing the issue with everyone involved 
D)  Discussing advantages and disadvantages of proposed actions

Question 17

What is NOT a characteristic of an open-minded group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emphasize differences between what they do and do not believe 
B)  Remembers and considers information that disagrees with currently held
Beliefs 
C)  Organizes new beliefs to solve the problem 
D)  Seeks out opposing beliefs 
A)  Emphasize differences between what they do and do not believe 
B)  Remembers and considers information that disagrees with currently held
Beliefs 
C)  Organizes new beliefs to solve the problem 
D)  Seeks out opposing beliefs

Question 18

In brainstorming, priming is

Accepted Answer

A)  Presenting ideas from low-accessible categories 
B)  Separating secondary ideas from prime ideas 
C)  Letting the people who know the most about a topic do the brainstorming 
D)  Paying attention to the people with the best ideas 
A)  Presenting ideas from low-accessible categories 
B)  Separating secondary ideas from prime ideas 
C)  Letting the people who know the most about a topic do the brainstorming 
D)  Paying attention to the people with the best ideas

Question 19

How can those with a minority opinions influence the majority opinion?

Accepted Answer

Those with minority opinions can influen

Question 20

Minority opinions are most persuasive when

Accepted Answer

A)  They hold steadily to their view 
B)  They are willing to compromise a little 
C)  More than one person holds the opinion 
D)  a & c 
E)  All of the above 
A)  They hold steadily to their view 
B)  They are willing to compromise a little 
C)  More than one person holds the opinion 
D)  a & c 
E)  All of the above

A cooperative context is more likely to result in concurrence-seeking than in information seeking.

Individuals who disagree will engage in perspective-taking

When disagreeing with others in a controversy, it is most important to

What are some important procedures for motivating creativity?

Within a cooperative context, controversy promotes

Controversy is constructive when there is

Concurrence-seeking is close to the groupthink concepts of Janis.

The process lease likely to produce intellectual conflict is

What is NOT a characteristic of closed-minded people?

Explain why groups avoid conflict in decision-making situations.

What are the effects of a cooperative context on those involved in controversy?

How does the controversy procedure foster support for the minority opinion?

Marcella has decided that she wants her employees to discuss ideas openly and honestly. So she has them practice the process of

Explain the differences between controversy, concurrence seeking, debate, and individualistic decision making.

A problem with group brainstorming exists when

Aristotle's Deliberate Discourse is:

What is NOT a characteristic of an open-minded group?

In brainstorming, priming is

How can those with a minority opinions influence the majority opinion?

Minority opinions are most persuasive when

Group Dynamics

Experiential Learning

Group Goals, Social Interdependence,and Trust

Communication Within Groups

Leadership

Using Power

Decision Making

Managing Conflicts of Interest

Valuing Diversity

Cooperative Learning in the Classroom

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Exam 8: Controversy and Creativity

A cooperative context is more likely to result in concurrence-seeking than in information seeking.

Individuals who disagree will engage in perspective-taking

When disagreeing with others in a controversy, it is most important to

What are some important procedures for motivating creativity?

Within a cooperative context, controversy promotes

Controversy is constructive when there is

Concurrence-seeking is close to the groupthink concepts of Janis.

The process lease likely to produce intellectual conflict is

What is NOT a characteristic of closed-minded people?

Explain why groups avoid conflict in decision-making situations.

What are the effects of a cooperative context on those involved in controversy?

How does the controversy procedure foster support for the minority opinion?

Marcella has decided that she wants her employees to discuss ideas openly and honestly. So she has them practice the process of

Explain the differences between controversy, concurrence seeking, debate, and individualistic decision making.

A problem with group brainstorming exists when

Aristotle's Deliberate Discourse is:

What is NOT a characteristic of an open-minded group?

In brainstorming, priming is

How can those with a minority opinions influence the majority opinion?

Minority opinions are most persuasive when

Group Dynamics

Experiential Learning

Group Goals, Social Interdependence,and Trust

Communication Within Groups

Leadership

Using Power

Decision Making

Managing Conflicts of Interest

Valuing Diversity

Cooperative Learning in the Classroom

Leading Growth and Counseling Groups

Team Development, Team Training

Filters