Questions:
1. Which of the following choices demonstrates the importance of structure? Structure is always the most important organizational variable.
Structure can determine who performs which task.
Structure doesn't necessarily need to be a strong concern.
Structure affects individual job satisfaction.
Question 2. 2. Many other societies, sometimes called _____________ cultures, openly emphasize the influence of groups on the individual.
individualistic
clan
collectivist
generalist
Question 3. 3. Which is an accurate description of social facilitation?
Social facilitation refers to the physical and psychological motivational effects of having others present in one's immediate environment.
Social facilitation occurs when team members assist each other in the achievement of goals.
Social facilitation is the result of the lack of training and job skills, encouraging employees to seek help from others.
Social facilitation develops when team members are accustomed to working on projects alone.
Question 4. 4. Online communication has grown in leaps and bounds and in many ways. One common disadvantage of online communication is that it _______________.
is not always widespread
might be delayed at times
is sometimes practically instantaneous
is often dominated by one of the parties
Question 5. 5. This text defines___________as a sense or spirit of group unity collectively held by the membership (i.e., as a group property).
group identity
team spirit
group cohesiveness
aggregate attraction
Question 6. 6. Which of the following is not an example of a "cohort"?
A generation
Work appointed groups
Soccer moms
Baby Boomers
Question 7. 7. What factor determines how we select between the a priori personality and a posteriori social role explanations of an individual's behavior?
Why the participants were obtained
Who the participants were and how they were obtained
How willing or unwilling the participants were
What the participants' backgrounds were
Question 8. 8. However, when creating ad hoc groups (see below), we may at least be able to use a probability sample to select participants, and then____________them to different groups.
assign all of
avoid assigning
purposely assign
randomly assign
Question 9. 9. Cluster samples take all or part of naturally occurring groups or clusters such as ____________.
patrons at a restaurant
classrooms of students
bystanders at a recent incident
people in an elevator
Question 10. 10. A__________is the entire collection of elements that you wish to study, for example, all known "Tea Party" groups in the state of California in January 2011 or all identified consumers who bought a particular product at a grocery store, such as frozen pizza.
sample
population
cluster group
universe