Exam 5: Group Leadership

Socialization is more likely to succeed if the newcomer's characteristics and motives align with the group's expectations..

____________ occur(s)when members' private goals conflict with the group's common goals and represent what people really want rather than what they say they want.

When group members are motivated by a shared feeling that they are pursuing a worthy goal,they are experiencing a sense of meaningfulness..

Face-to-face meetings may be desirable in the early stages of virtual team development in order to reach the norming and performing stages sooner and more effectively..

In which of Tuckman's Group Development Stages are members most likely to compete for social acceptance and status,become argumentative and emotional,and openly disagree with one another?

In Carl Larson and Frank LaFasto's three-year study of characteristics that explain how and why effective groups develop,they put "a clear and elevated goal" at the top of their list..

Specific goals lead to higher performance than do generalized goals..

In which phase of the socialization process do members try to fit in and adjust to group norms and expectations?

Groups can exert enormous pressure on members to conform even when a norm is unethical or dangerous..

When a highly disruptive member prevents a group from achieving its common goals,a group should use the following strategies-in the following order-to deal with the troublesome member: confront,exclude,and accept..

Primary tension deals with the social unease that accompanies the getting-acquainted stage of group development..

When there is enormous pressure for group members to conform,a disruptive member can help the group by not conforming to group norms..

Which of the following examples depicts an implicit norm?

Under which of the following conditions is a group more likely to develop collective intelligence and become a "smart" group?

Motivation recognizes and financially compensates group members for work well done..

Finding an appropriate balance between existing norms-which may be old,rigid,or useless-and new,untested norms presents a challenge to well-established groups..

Stanley Milgram and Philip Zimbardo's classic studies demonstrated that people in authority positions exert enormous pressure on people to conform..

Virtual groups develop much faster than face-to-face groups due to the ease of technology..

When group members expect and receive an agenda in advance of meetings and follow the agenda during meetings,they are abiding by an interaction norm..

When a group is having difficulty deciding and the leader has the right to make the final decision,the group is abiding by a status norm..