Question 1

Overconfidence in groups is mainly caused by

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A) excessive team cohesiveness. 
B) stress due to an external threat. 
C) isolation of the team from outsiders. 
D) members who believe the team's capabilities and situation are above average. 
E) an opinionated team leader. 
A) excessive team cohesiveness. 
B) stress due to an external threat. 
C) isolation of the team from outsiders. 
D) members who believe the team's capabilities and situation are above average. 
E) an opinionated team leader.

Question 2

Which of these statements about team norms is FALSE?

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A) Some norms develop from a critical event in the team's history. 
B) Team norms are most strongly influenced by events soon after the team is formed. 
C) Some norms develop from the beliefs and values that members bring to the team. 
D) Norms apply only to thoughts or feelings, not behaviours. 
E) Team members often conform to prevailing norms without direct reinforcement or punishment from other team members. 
A) Some norms develop from a critical event in the team's history. 
B) Team norms are most strongly influenced by events soon after the team is formed. 
C) Some norms develop from the beliefs and values that members bring to the team. 
D) Norms apply only to thoughts or feelings, not behaviours. 
E) Team members often conform to prevailing norms without direct reinforcement or punishment from other team members.

Question 3

Communicating, comforting, and conflict resolution are task-related characteristics of effective team members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Some team-building interventions clarify the team's performance goals and increase the team's motivation to accomplish these goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

All teams are groups, but some types of groups are not teams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The collective belief among team members of the team's capability to successfully complete a task refers to:

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A) team efficacy. 
B) collective delusion. 
C) overconfidence. 
D) member polarization effect. 
E) none of the choices. 
A) team efficacy. 
B) collective delusion. 
C) overconfidence. 
D) member polarization effect. 
E) none of the choices.

Question 7

Team success, team size, and member similarity are three

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A) elements of the organizational and team environment. 
B) of the main factors influencing team cohesiveness. 
C) ways to change team norms. 
D) of the main causes of social loafing. 
E) ways to minimize teambuilding. 
A) elements of the organizational and team environment. 
B) of the main factors influencing team cohesiveness. 
C) ways to change team norms. 
D) of the main causes of social loafing. 
E) ways to minimize teambuilding.

Question 8

Production employees working on an assembly line usually have which of the following types of task interdependence?

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A) Reciprocal interdependence. 
B) Sequential interdependence. 
C) Pooled interdependence. 
D) Total independence. 
E) Straight-line interdependence. 
A) Reciprocal interdependence. 
B) Sequential interdependence. 
C) Pooled interdependence. 
D) Total independence. 
E) Straight-line interdependence.

Question 9

Which of these team decision-making structures explicitly discourages criticism and debate?

Accepted Answer

A) Nominal group technique 
B) Brainstorming 
C) Delphi method 
D) All three-brainstorming, Delphi method, and nominal group technique-explicitly discourage criticism and debate. 
E) Both brainstorming and nominal group technique. 
A) Nominal group technique 
B) Brainstorming 
C) Delphi method 
D) All three-brainstorming, Delphi method, and nominal group technique-explicitly discourage criticism and debate. 
E) Both brainstorming and nominal group technique.

Question 10

The most frequently mentioned characteristics of effective team members are:

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Efforts to establish patterns of interaction with equipment, or developing team solutions to problems are examples of:

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A) administrative work. 
B) coordinating behaviour. 
C) teamwork behaviour. 
D) taskwork behaviour. 
E) none of the choices. 
A) administrative work. 
B) coordinating behaviour. 
C) teamwork behaviour. 
D) taskwork behaviour. 
E) none of the choices.

Question 12

Teams are groups of two or more people who have equal influence over each other regarding the team's goals and means of achieving those goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Team activities such as paintball and obstacle-course challenges are forms of team building that attempt to help team members build trust.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One advantage of team building activities is that they can be used as general solutions to general team problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In contrast to ambassador activities, task coordination activities show higher levels of communication laterally through the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements about teams and task characteristics is FALSE?

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A) Teams are generally more effective when tasks are well structured and, therefore, easier to coordinate with other people. 
B) Teams are generally more effective when each person's tasks have low interdependence with tasks performed by other team members. 
C) Teams usually work better on complex rather than simple tasks. 
D) Team members with relatively independent tasks are less likely to coordinate with each other. 
E) People have a greater sense of being on a team when co-workers are linked through reciprocal rather than pooled interdependence. 
A) Teams are generally more effective when tasks are well structured and, therefore, easier to coordinate with other people. 
B) Teams are generally more effective when each person's tasks have low interdependence with tasks performed by other team members. 
C) Teams usually work better on complex rather than simple tasks. 
D) Team members with relatively independent tasks are less likely to coordinate with each other. 
E) People have a greater sense of being on a team when co-workers are linked through reciprocal rather than pooled interdependence.

Question 17

Task forces are temporary groups that typically investigate a particular problem and disband when the decision is made.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Taskwork behaviour is considered an external team process, whereas teamwork behaviour is considered an internal team process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Task coordination and ambassador activity are two types of boundary spanning activities

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Virtual teams are best described as

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A) cross-functional groups of employees that operate across space, time, and organizational boundaries. 
B) groups of employees from different departments who are located near each other. 
C) formal work teams in which most members do not feel that they are really part of the team. 
D) informal groups that meet only in cyberspace. 
E) groups of employees who are almost (virtually) identical to each other in skills and values. 
A) cross-functional groups of employees that operate across space, time, and organizational boundaries. 
B) groups of employees from different departments who are located near each other. 
C) formal work teams in which most members do not feel that they are really part of the team. 
D) informal groups that meet only in cyberspace. 
E) groups of employees who are almost (virtually) identical to each other in skills and values.

Overconfidence in groups is mainly caused by

Which of these statements about team norms is FALSE?

Communicating, comforting, and conflict resolution are task-related characteristics of effective team members.

Some team-building interventions clarify the team's performance goals and increase the team's motivation to accomplish these goals.

All teams are groups, but some types of groups are not teams.

The collective belief among team members of the team's capability to successfully complete a task refers to:

Team success, team size, and member similarity are three

Production employees working on an assembly line usually have which of the following types of task interdependence?

Which of these team decision-making structures explicitly discourages criticism and debate?

The most frequently mentioned characteristics of effective team members are:

Efforts to establish patterns of interaction with equipment, or developing team solutions to problems are examples of:

Teams are groups of two or more people who have equal influence over each other regarding the team's goals and means of achieving those goals.

Team activities such as paintball and obstacle-course challenges are forms of team building that attempt to help team members build trust.

One advantage of team building activities is that they can be used as general solutions to general team problems.

In contrast to ambassador activities, task coordination activities show higher levels of communication laterally through the organization.

Which of the following statements about teams and task characteristics is FALSE?

Task forces are temporary groups that typically investigate a particular problem and disband when the decision is made.

Taskwork behaviour is considered an external team process, whereas teamwork behaviour is considered an internal team process.

Task coordination and ambassador activity are two types of boundary spanning activities

Virtual teams are best described as

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Exam 8: Team Dynamics

Overconfidence in groups is mainly caused by

Which of these statements about team norms is FALSE?

Communicating, comforting, and conflict resolution are task-related characteristics of effective team members.

Some team-building interventions clarify the team's performance goals and increase the team's motivation to accomplish these goals.

All teams are groups, but some types of groups are not teams.

The collective belief among team members of the team's capability to successfully complete a task refers to:

Team success, team size, and member similarity are three

Production employees working on an assembly line usually have which of the following types of task interdependence?

Which of these team decision-making structures explicitly discourages criticism and debate?

The most frequently mentioned characteristics of effective team members are:

Efforts to establish patterns of interaction with equipment, or developing team solutions to problems are examples of:

Teams are groups of two or more people who have equal influence over each other regarding the team's goals and means of achieving those goals.

Team activities such as paintball and obstacle-course challenges are forms of team building that attempt to help team members build trust.

One advantage of team building activities is that they can be used as general solutions to general team problems.

In contrast to ambassador activities, task coordination activities show higher levels of communication laterally through the organization.

Which of the following statements about teams and task characteristics is FALSE?

Task forces are temporary groups that typically investigate a particular problem and disband when the decision is made.

Taskwork behaviour is considered an external team process, whereas teamwork behaviour is considered an internal team process.

Task coordination and ambassador activity are two types of boundary spanning activities

Virtual teams are best described as

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Communicating in Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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