practice questions Flashcards
A member of your group increases effort because she does
not want the group to fail because of her. This is an example
of…
Köhler effect
A team experiences problems due to the differences in
extraversion among team members. Which theory explains
these negative effects of diversity?
a. Social compensation
b. Social inhibition
c. Social categorization
social categorization: Social categorization explains us versus them distinctions that can emerge from team diversity
If a team member interprets information from the outside to
make it useful for the group, such as translating it to team
jargon, the boundary-spanning literature would call this a(n):
a. Sentry activity
b. Ambassador activity
c. Guard activity
a. sentry activity. it’s all about controlling information/resources others want to send to the group. translating the info is one way to do that
In a team of construction workers consisting of 3 women and
3 men, who is most likely to emerge as a leader?
a. A narcissist woman
b. An extraverted man
c. A conscientious woman
b. An extraverted man
- Personality information is irrelevant (all three are related to leader emergence).
- Task context is masculine, which makes male leaders more fitting.
