SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Group members realize the task is different and more difficult
than they imagined. Answer: Why is the storming stage sometimes
the most difficult stage of group development?
◉ General & Role Specific. Answer: What are the two types of norms
that are used within groups?
◉ Formal are written rules and Informal Rules do not specify
absolute or self-imposed norms. Answer: What is the difference
between formal and informal Rules?
◉ 1. Achievement.
2. Affiliation.
3. Power. Answer: What are the three basic needs that motivate
people according to McClelland's Needs Theory?
◉ Welcomes challenges, Wants ensured success, has conservative
goals, Plans ahead, Takes personal responsibility, needs
hard data reinforcement. Answer: What are the characteristics
associated with needs based on achievement?
,◉ 1. Establishes/maintains relationships.
2. Approval needs may affect decision making/implementation.
3. Strives to maintain harmony. Answer: What are the characteristics
associated with Affiliation needs?
◉ 1. Enjoys conflict.
2. Strong speaking skills.
3. Autocratic decision making.
4. Situations are win/lose.
5. Can make people a means to an end/ damage relationships.
Answer: What are the characteristics associated with the Power
needs?
◉ 1. Task.
2. Maintenance.
3. Individual functions. Answer: What are the three levels in which
every group operates?
◉ 1. Interdependence.
2. Non-Summativity.
, 3. Interdependence with its environment. Answer: What are the
three principles of systems theory that describe how a group
operates within its environment?
◉ Environmental Factors. Answer: Which part of a small group
system provides resources, expertise, and a supportive atmosphere
to the group?
◉ Elaborating Answer: Which group task function includes
developing an idea previously expressed by giving examples,
illustrations, and
explanations?
◉ 1. Discuss how decisions will be made.
2. Explore important issues by polling.
3. Decide important issues by consensus.
4. Test for consensus.
5. Use data as the basis for decisions when possible. Answer: What
are the decision-making procedures a group should follow?
◉ The Socialization Process. Answer: What is defined as the process,
beginning shortly after birth, by which an individual acquires values,
attitudes, and
beliefs?