Small group communication quiz

Question 1

Servant leadership theory

Answer 1

focus on how to lead the needs of followers by motivating them to collaborate with one another in pursuit of a common goal.

The model: listening, empathy, persuasion, team building

Question 2

Charismatic leadership theory

Answer 2

focuses on leaders who exhibit a special dynamism, captivating charm, and visionary appeal.

Leaders often possess referent power, expert power, and the ability to get members involved.

Question 3

Transformational leadership theory

Answer 3

Focus on how leaders inspire group members

Looks for leaders who actually drive transformation rather than just react to it.

They are highly creative, interactive, visionary, empowering, and passionate.

Question 4

Advantages of assembly affect

Answer 4

Members can compensate for each other weakness

Group members can spot each other’s egos, recognize facts from opinions, and process more information than individuals.

Provide different perspectives on a problem,

Groups can get more done than one person can

Question 5

Disadvantages assembly effect

Answer 5

Groups usually take more time to make decisions than individuals

Group members can experience pressures to conform-may cave into that pressure.

If the group process goes badly, relationships among members can become strained.

Question 6

Conjunctive task

Answer 6

each member possess information relevant to solving the problem, but no one member has all the needed information

Question 7

Disjunctive task

Answer 7

requires little or no coordination and which the expert member working alone can answer correctly.

Question 8

Rationale

Answer 8

carefully weigh information and options before making a decision. Use logical tea to reach and justify their conclusions.

Question 9

Intuitive

Answer 9

make decisions based on instincts and feelings

Question 10

Dependent

Answer 10

seek advice and opinions of others before making a decision. Feel uncomfortable making decisions that others may disapprove of or oppose.

Question 11

Avoid

Answer 11

are often uncomfortable and reluctant to when asked to make decisions

Question 12

Spontaneous

Answer 12

quick decision impulsively and on the spur of the moment… sometimes instructions and decisions are right on target.

Question 13

Progressive problems solving method

Answer 13

Task clarification - determine everyone’s roles in the group.

Problem identification: what are you doing, why is this the problem?

Fact-finding and issue analysis -

Solution criteria and limitations - what resources do we have to solve the problem, and what do we have?

Solution options -

Solution evaluation and selection -

Question 14

A problem is

Answer 14

A the discrepancy between the current state- what is actually happening and the desired goal -what should be happening-

Question 15

Problem-solving

Answer 15

Is the comprehensive, multi-step procedure a group uses to move from its current state-which is unsatisfactory in some ways to the desired goal?

Question 16

Factors

Answer 16

Group potentials - defend by person members’ abilities

Integrative complexity - the ability to engage in the highly complex reasoning process

Need for cognition processing info cognitively decision quality is improved

Question 17

Helpful group behavior
The most influential factor is the full participation of all group members- encouraging members to agree, disagree, and elaborate on solutions.

Group climate positive- socioemotional behaviors, respecting and supporting others’ ideas.

Answer 17

The most influential factor is the full participation of all group members- encouraging members to agree, disagree, and elaborate on solutions.

Group climate positive- socioemotional behaviors, respecting and supporting others’ ideas.

Question 18

Hurtuf group behavior

Answer 18

Negative socioemotional behavior being sarcastic, expressing dislike, and personal attacks.

Lack of participation in the group