TEST BANK__Group Dynamics 7th Edition by Donelson Forsyth , ISBN: 9781337408851 |All Chapters Included| Guide A+

TEST BANK
Group Dynamics

Donelson Forsyth

7th Edition
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,Table of Contents

1. An Introduction to Group Dynamics
2. Studying Groups
3. Inclusion and Identity
4. Formation
5. Cohesion and Development
6. Structure
7. Influence
8. Power
9. Leadership
10.Performance
11.Teams
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12.Decision Making
13.Conflict
14.Intergroup Relations
15.Groups in Context
16.Growth and Change
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17.Crowds and Collectives
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,Chapter 1
1. Are six people waiting at a bus stop in silence a group?

ACCURATE ANSWER: Answers Will Vary

DIFFICULTY: Easy

REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.1

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember



2. Provide and justify your own definition of the term group.

ACCURATE ANSWER: Answers Will Vary
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DIFFICULTY: Easy

REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.1

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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3. Explain why you agree or disagree with the following thesis: Dyads (two people) are not groups.
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ACCURATE ANSWER: Answers Will Vary

DIFFICULTY: Moderate

REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.1
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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4. What is the difference between a primary group and a social (or secondary) group?

ACCURATE ANSWER: Answers Will Vary

DIFFICULTY: Easy

REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.2

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand



5. Pat is a member of APX fraternity and a male. Examine the relative impact of these two groups on
Pat‘s identity.

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, ACCURATE ANSWER: Answers Will Vary

DIFFICULTY: Difficult

REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.3

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze



6. You are observing a group of men installing a heating system in a building. What key qualities should
you note in your case study of this work group? Define these qualities and give an example of each for the
work group.

ACCURATE ANSWER: Answers Will Vary

DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.4

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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7. A group of young men and women meet regularly via the internet to play an online game together. Do
they qualify as a group?
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ACCURATE ANSWER: Answers Will Vary

DIFFICULTY: Easy

REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.4
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8. What is the relationship between the size of humans' brains and their groups?

ACCURATE ANSWER: Answers Will Vary

DIFFICULTY: Easy

REFERENCES: What Are Groups?; 1.4, 1.5

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand



9. What two classes of interaction did Bales find to be the most common in group situations? Provide two
examples of groups that differ on these classes of interaction.


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