Exam 9: Groups

A group that influences the individual from which he or she obtains certain standards is called:

When conflicting requirements in a job exist, this is called:

Groups in which it is difficult to move outside the organizational guidelines are referred to as:

Forms of discipline to which military personnel are required to adhere can be described as:

When a group member jokes, mimics, and disrupts the work of the group this is called:

Which of the following is not a symptom of groupthink?

Under some conditions, decisions made by individuals as members of groups are less conservative than decisions made by the same individuals when they are alone. What is the term for this effect?

Informal groups are:

Brainwashing is a form of:

An important way of describing the influence exerted by reference groups is:

Status differences between members of a group, according to Christie and Barling, could give rise unwelcome consequences, such as:

With respect to norms, anti-social or deviant behaviour is referred to as:

Which of the following is not part of a mechanism below the surface of a group, identified by Bion and used to resolve tensions?

Research has shown that the relationship between cohesiveness and productivity is especially strong in:

The behaviour expected of a person who occupies a certain position within an orga-nization is called:

Social loafing can arise in the following circumstances:

Group polarization refers to the phenomenon that:

Atmosphere, roles, and leadership are referred to as _____ of a group?

Groups and teams are an essential feature of the landscape of an organization. The advantages of working in groups/teams include:

Role ambiguity within an organization occurs when: