Chapter 10 Flashcards

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Classical management theories place primary emphasis on control, chain of command, and:

A

Downward flow of communication

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The most efficient means of downward communication is:

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Oral and written communication combined.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of the organizational grapevine?

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It can be highly selective and discriminating.

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Which statement about male and female styles in conflict resolution is most accurate?

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To most women, conflict is a threat to connection to be avoided at all costs.

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The ability to communicate effectively with an increasing number of minority citizens will continue to be a problem for most law enforcement agencies. Various departments are attempting to solve this problem in a number of ways, including:

A
  • luring bilingual officers
  • maintaining lists of qualified interpreters
  • including cultural awareness training programs in their roll calls
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It is obvious there are inherent problems with using family members or neighbors as interpreters for the police when they arrive on scene. Name the three reasons.

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  • a citizen may have difficulty with English
  • some terms may be outside the citizens knowledge or vocabulary
  • the citizen may be biased against the police
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7
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Messages sent back from the receiver to the sender are referred to as:

A

Feedback

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8
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Anything that disrupts communication is referred to as:

A

Noise

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What are the types of downward communication? (NOT COMPLETE QUESTION, SKIP FOR NOW)

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Job instruction, job rationale, and indoctrination.

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10
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The least efficient means of downward communication is:

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The organizational grapevine

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What are the four phases in group interaction? (NOT COMPLETE, SKIP FOR NOW!)

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Orientation, conflict, reinforcement, and

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12
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Group communication typically involves interaction among a minimum of how many individuals in a face to face situation?

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3

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13
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In terms of the operation of a “grapevine” as a form of communication, which type of grapevine communication involves the following scenario: A tells B, who tells C, who tells D?

A

Single strand

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