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Working in Groups and Teams Behavior MCQ

A contributor sees the vision, mission, or goal of the team as paramount, but is open to new ideas.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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A collaborator is a task-oriented member, who enjoys providing the team with good technical information and data.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Peripheral norms are rules of behavior that support central norms, but are not central to the groups’ identity.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Central norms are rules of behavior that are essential to the group’s identity, goals, and survival.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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A mature group that functions through the use of information technology including videoconferencing, satellite television, and the Internet is a(n) _______.

Virtual team

Project team

Cohesive team

Modern team

Answer

Correct Answer: Virtual team

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Groups with members, who have a number of similarities are called ______.

Heterogeneous groups

Homogenous groups

Cross-functional teams

Project teams

Answer

Correct Answer: Homogenous groups

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Groups with members, who have many differences are called ______-.

Heterogeneous groups

Homogenous groups

Cross-functional teams

Project teams

Answer

Correct Answer: Heterogeneous groups

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______________ is/are responsible for establishing the overall mission of the organization and for selecting the management system.

Top management team

Conformists

Deviants

Process-improvement team

Answer

Correct Answer: Top management team

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Self managed teams that decide themselves how and when work is going to be done are _____.

Virtual tams

Top management teams

Self-directed teams

Project teams

Answer

Correct Answer: Self-directed teams

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Social loafing refers to ______________________________.

People working less when their individual contributions cannot be measured

People working harder in the presence of others

Interacting with others for the purpose of improving work processes

Communicating effectively

Answer

Correct Answer: People working less when their individual contributions cannot be measured

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__________ is the degree to which members of the group are attracted to the group and to one another.

Conformity

Deviance

Cohesion

Variance

Answer

Correct Answer: Cohesion

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In _____________ individuals work harder in the presence of others.

Social facilitation

Social loafing

Conformity

Social awareness

Answer

Correct Answer: Social facilitation

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Which of the following is a characteristic of a group as opposed to a team?

Highly interdependent

Individual and mutual accountability

Goals assigned by the organization

Shared leadership

Answer

Correct Answer: Goals assigned by the organization

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Teams, as opposed to groups, have a strong common purpose, complementary skills, and mutual accountability at work.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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A(n) __________ is a mature group with a high degree of interdependence geared toward the achievement of a goal or the completion of a task.

Team

Deviant

Homogenous group

Heterogeneous group

Answer

Correct Answer: Team

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____ is a mature group that functions through the use of information technology including videoconferencing, satellite television, and the Internet.

Self-directed

Virtual

Conflict

Interpersonal

Answer

Correct Answer: Virtual

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self-managed teams that decide themselves how and when work is going to be done are known as ______teams.

Self-directed

Virtual

Conflict

Interpersonal

Answer

Correct Answer: Self-directed

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________ is a similar to a project team but serves the purpose of breaking down barriers by bringing together members from different divisions to work on a common goal

Project team

Responsible for the project

Process-improvement team

Cross-functional team

Answer

Correct Answer: Cross-functional team

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____are the individuals who interact with each other for the purpose of improving work processes in which they engage.

Project team

Responsible for the project

Process-improvement team

Cross-functional team

Answer

Correct Answer: Process-improvement team

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Formed by management based on expertise of its members is known as _____ .

Project team

Responsible for the project

Process-improvement team

Cross-functional team

Answer

Correct Answer: Project team

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Responsible for establishing the overall mission of the organization and for selecting the management system is known as Top management team.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Deviants are Individuals who conform to the group norms.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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The process of abiding by the group norms is known as _____

Conformity

Deviants

Top management team

Project team

Answer

Correct Answer: Conformity

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the degree to which members of the group are attracted to the group and to one another is known as ____.

Cohesion

Incoherence

Disharmony

Abscission

Answer

Correct Answer: Cohesion

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_______ are the rules of behavior that support central norms but are not central to the group’s identity.

Peripheral norms

Roles

Norms

Central norms

Answer

Correct Answer: Peripheral norms

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Rules of behavior that are essential to the group’s identity, goals, and survival is known as ___.

Roles

Norms

Central norms

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Central norms

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shared rules and expectations about group members’ behaviors is known as ______.

Roles

Norms

Central norms

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Norms

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_______ is a specific formal or informal patterns of behavior that an individual performs in a team

Roles

Norms

Central norms

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Roles

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Groups with members who have a number of similarities is known as Homogeneous groups

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Social loafing is that people work less when their individual contributions can be measured.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Individuals work harder in the presence of others is known as ____

Social facilitation

Social loafing

Homogeneous groups

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Social facilitation

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_______ is a mature group with a high degree of interdependence geared toward the achievement of a goal or the completion of a task.

Team

Groups

Factors

Individuals

Answer

Correct Answer: Team

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two or more people who interact in an organized manner to perform a task or activity to achieve a common goal is known as ____.

Team

Groups

Factors

Individuals

Answer

Correct Answer: Groups

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