Power
Which is not a form of power?
Dominance
Prevention
Opposing
Empowerment
Opposing
Which one of the following is NOT a nonverbal indicator of power?
A. Artifacts
B. Eye Contact
C. Distance or space
D. Social Climate
D. Social Climate
Which of the following best reflects the information seeker role?
A) The person who gets everyone coordinated
B) The person who seeks out scholarly articles
C) The person who takes notes throughout the meeting
D) The person who promotes positive debate
B) The person who seeks out scholarly articles
Which of the following is not one of the five dysfunctions
of a team?
1. Absence of trust
2. Avoidance of accountability
3. Lack of commitment
4. Poor timing
4. Poor timing
Which of the following is an example of social loafing?
A) John is a student at sac state and he fails to turn in his individual assignments on time.
B) Mark is is student athlete at sac state who never goes to class but helps with group work.
C) Mark blows off his friends every time they ask him to go to dinner,.
D) John fails to participate and do his part for the group presentation.
D) John fails to participate and do his part for the group presentation.
Which cooperative power concept below best describes the power of group members to influence each other?
A) Interdependence
B) Bidirectional
C)Asymmetrical
D )Noncoercive
B) Bidirectional
Which of the following is not a resource of power?
A. Information
B. Expertise
C. Contempt
D. Authority
C. Contempt
In James communications class they must pick a movie to analyze. Every time James suggests a movie his group mate Jessica says no immediately. What disruptive role is Jessica identifying as?
A) Zealot
B) Stagehog
C) Isolator
D) Blocker
D) Blocker
Why did Kathryn let Mikey go?
Mikey was not engaged during meetings
Mikey lacks respect and trust for her colleagues
Mikey had her laptop open during meetings
All the above
Mikey lacks respect and trust for her colleagues
What of the following is NOT a reason why someone would join a group?
A) For a sense of belonging
B) They are similar to those in the group
C) Being in a group is always beneficial
D) Everyone in the group has a common goal
C) Being in a group is always beneficial
What’s the name of the process where you form a coalition subgroup in order to address imbalances within a group?
a. Compliance
b. Association
c. Alliance
d. Resistance
c. Alliance
Which of the following is least likely to make someone powerful?
a. having multiple jobs
b. having information others don't have access to
c. monetary wealth
d. special expertise
a. having multiple jobs
How does the devil’s advocate contribute in a group?
A.) Keeping the peace within the group
B.) Ensuring others in a group are not dominating others
C.) Going against everyone’s ideas to ensure that all ideas are put out there
D.) Increasing attention on one’s self
C.) Going against everyone’s ideas to ensure that all ideas are put out there
Who are the two executives who left the company?
JR & Mikey
Kathryn & Jan
Mikey & Jan
Nick & Kathryn
JR & Mikey
Which scenario demonstrates best demonstrates the advantages of valuing diversity in a group?
A. I think this could be the right answer, but let's talk with the rest of the group to get additional ideas.
B. Aaron wants to do a segment in the presentation, he's not sure what others want to do.
C. Barry wants to provide input on what his team should do but for some reason, his ideas aren't really being acknowledged.
D. It was hard for anyone to designate jobs/roles for the group.
A. I think this could be the right answer, but let's talk with the rest of the group to get additional ideas.
Pick a scenario where one of the group members showed defiance.
A.) Nick critiquing somebody
B.) Mikey showing brochures
C.) Kathryn firing Mikey
D.) Martin looking at his laptop during discussion
D.) Martin looking at his laptop during discussion
What is the correct explanation for the dominance form of power?
A. power over
B. power from
C. power to
D. power is infinite
A. power over
Which of the following is a task role?
Initiator
Supporter
Harmonizer
Stagehog
Initiator
On Day 2 of the retreat, Kathryn gives the team a pep talk– an abbreviated version of the speech she gave the day prior. She reminds the team of their strengths, goals, and purpose, and emphasizes that to be successful, they all must work together as a team. The role that most describes her behavior is:
Cheerleader
Blocker
Demander
Facilitator
Facilitator
What is Social Compensation?
A) When a person gets a reward for doing their job well.
B) When a member of a group is not doing their part.
C) When a member of a group does the part of another group member who is slacking off.
D) When a group is performing well and gets a reward.
C) When a member of a group does the part of another group member who is slacking off.
Which of these is not a property of power?
a. it's equally distributed
b. it's expandable
c. it's bidirectional
d. it's shared between group members
a. it's equally distributed
Which of the following is the correct definition of Empowerment in group communication?
A) Power from, it is resistant
B) Power to enhance capabilities, it is cooperative
C) Power equalizer, it is communal
D) Power over, it is competitive
B) Power to enhance capabilities, it is cooperative
Group 3 has to pick a movie and Anthony will not take any suggestions, He is infatuated with doing the cult classic Paid In Full. Classmates have tried to change his mind and be a role player but, he is religious about this movie. Anthony is being what disruptive role?
A.) Isolate
B.) Zealot
C.) Cynic
D.) Gatekeeper
B.) Zealot
When Kathryn asks everyone to spend time brainstorming their biggest individual strengths,
weaknesses, and contributions to the successes and/or failures of the team at large, this is an
example of:
Avoiding conflict
Creating alliances
Opinion seeking
None of these
Opinion seeking
Which is not an explicit advantage of group diversity?
A. Better at countering bias
B. Consider more facts
C. Much easier to reach agreement
D. All of these are advantages of group diversity
C. Much easier to reach agreement