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Question 1:

What is the purpose of a social group?
a) To resolve a mutual concerns of its members
b) To satisfy its members social needs
c) To help its members discover something about themselves
d) To expand its members knowledge about some topic

Question 2:

In the context of a group, what are roles?
a) Patterns of behaviour that group members expect of one another
b) Explicit guidelines that control group functions and member actions
c) Rules that describe the group’s operation
d) The outcomes that a group seeks to achieve collectively

Question 3:

What is a sociogram?
a) A mathematical formula that identifies the number of possible interactions among group members
b) A graphic representation of a group’s interaction patterns
c) An expression of the group’s collective goals for interpersonal interaction
d) A decision-making method that reflects majority rule

Question 4:

In dysfunctional groups, which member interrupts and embarks on long monologues?
a) Blocker
b) Aggressor
c) Deserter
d) Dominator

Question 5:

Which of the following governs relationships between members?
a) Rule
b) Social norm
c) Procedural norm
d) Task norm

Question 6:

When the gap between individual and group goals is public, the individual’s goal is a hidden agenda.
a) True
b) False

Question 7:

Group members who come from collectivistic cultures tend to be team players.
a) True
b) False

Question 8:

Power distance is the degree to which group members can accept differential power and status within the group.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

All human cultures encourage people to look for quick rewards and shortcuts to gratification.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

To be considered a group, the people involved must be interdependent.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Understanding Human Communication, Third Edition: Chapter 9