MSM 6633 Mid-Term LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+
Which of the following is not one of the three essential conditions for
team success as presented in the text?
a. Trust
b. Time management
c. Group identity
d. Group efficacy ......ANSWER......b. Time management
When team members are willing to rely upon each other, they have
established:
a. Trust
b. Group identity
c. Team coordination
d. Task integration ......ANSWER......a. Trust
Which of the following characteristics of members is not related to their
trustworthiness?
a. Competence
b. Benevolence
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,c. Integrity
d. Competitiveness ......ANSWER......d. Competitiveness
What is the most important factor that determines whether a group will
have high group efficacy for a given task?
a. The leader must feel the group is capable of success.
b. Group members must feel they have what it takes to succeed in the
task.
c. Group members must be generally optimistic.
d. Members must form interpersonal bonds outside of the task group.
......ANSWER......b. Group members must feel they have what it takes to
succeed in the task.
As the team leader, Janice used meeting agendas and made sure each
member knew what was expected of them. In addition, she created a
list of all the major tasks for the project and assigned roles to each of
her team members. What aspect of creating an ideal team climate best
describes Janice's actions?
a. Shared vision
b. Task orientation
c. Open communication
d. Support for innovation ......ANSWER......b. Task orientation
Teams that are committed to the effective use of meeting time are
demonstrating which of the characteristics of an ideal team climate?
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,a. Open communication
b. Task orientation
c. Shared vision
d. Support for innovation ......ANSWER......b. Task orientation
Which of the following aspects of team climate is related to
participative safety?
a. Members feel free to participate in group discussions and decisions.
b. Team members are not afraid of being fired from the group.
c. The room that the team meets is locked and secure.
d. The leader shares power with the team. ......ANSWER......a. Members
feel free to participate in group discussions and decisions.
Group norms such as the way meetings are run, how people perform
their task roles, and how members communicate with each other are
refined during the __________ stage of development.
a. Forming
b. Storming
c. Norming
d. Performing ......ANSWER......c. Norming
According to Tuckman's stages of group development, the beginning
stage of a group is known as ________ and the ending stage is
________.
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, a. Forming and norming
b. Adjourning and storming
c. Norming and performing
d. Forming and adjourning ......ANSWER......d. Forming and adjourning
For Gersick's model of group development, in what stage of group
development would she see the most stability?
a. Dependency and Inclusion
b. Norming
c. Trust and Structure
d. All of the Above ......ANSWER......a. Dependency and Inclusion
According to Wheelan model of group development, which stage could
be most closely associated with the forming stage of Tuckman's group
development stage theory?
a. Trust and Structure
b. Counterdependency and Fight
c. Dependency and Inclusion
d. Work and Productivity ......ANSWER......a. Trust and Structure
In Gersick's model of group development, after the first meeting teams
remain fairly stable until:
a. The third meeting
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COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+
Which of the following is not one of the three essential conditions for
team success as presented in the text?
a. Trust
b. Time management
c. Group identity
d. Group efficacy ......ANSWER......b. Time management
When team members are willing to rely upon each other, they have
established:
a. Trust
b. Group identity
c. Team coordination
d. Task integration ......ANSWER......a. Trust
Which of the following characteristics of members is not related to their
trustworthiness?
a. Competence
b. Benevolence
pg. 1
,c. Integrity
d. Competitiveness ......ANSWER......d. Competitiveness
What is the most important factor that determines whether a group will
have high group efficacy for a given task?
a. The leader must feel the group is capable of success.
b. Group members must feel they have what it takes to succeed in the
task.
c. Group members must be generally optimistic.
d. Members must form interpersonal bonds outside of the task group.
......ANSWER......b. Group members must feel they have what it takes to
succeed in the task.
As the team leader, Janice used meeting agendas and made sure each
member knew what was expected of them. In addition, she created a
list of all the major tasks for the project and assigned roles to each of
her team members. What aspect of creating an ideal team climate best
describes Janice's actions?
a. Shared vision
b. Task orientation
c. Open communication
d. Support for innovation ......ANSWER......b. Task orientation
Teams that are committed to the effective use of meeting time are
demonstrating which of the characteristics of an ideal team climate?
pg. 2
,a. Open communication
b. Task orientation
c. Shared vision
d. Support for innovation ......ANSWER......b. Task orientation
Which of the following aspects of team climate is related to
participative safety?
a. Members feel free to participate in group discussions and decisions.
b. Team members are not afraid of being fired from the group.
c. The room that the team meets is locked and secure.
d. The leader shares power with the team. ......ANSWER......a. Members
feel free to participate in group discussions and decisions.
Group norms such as the way meetings are run, how people perform
their task roles, and how members communicate with each other are
refined during the __________ stage of development.
a. Forming
b. Storming
c. Norming
d. Performing ......ANSWER......c. Norming
According to Tuckman's stages of group development, the beginning
stage of a group is known as ________ and the ending stage is
________.
pg. 3
, a. Forming and norming
b. Adjourning and storming
c. Norming and performing
d. Forming and adjourning ......ANSWER......d. Forming and adjourning
For Gersick's model of group development, in what stage of group
development would she see the most stability?
a. Dependency and Inclusion
b. Norming
c. Trust and Structure
d. All of the Above ......ANSWER......a. Dependency and Inclusion
According to Wheelan model of group development, which stage could
be most closely associated with the forming stage of Tuckman's group
development stage theory?
a. Trust and Structure
b. Counterdependency and Fight
c. Dependency and Inclusion
d. Work and Productivity ......ANSWER......a. Trust and Structure
In Gersick's model of group development, after the first meeting teams
remain fairly stable until:
a. The third meeting
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