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Wilson: Groups in Context
Groups in Context: Leadership and Participation in Small Groups, 6/e
Gerald L. Wilson, University of South Alabama-Mobile

Improving Group Climate

Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

According to Schutz:
A)as groups disintegrate, they retrace in reverse their development stages.
B)individuals' interpersonal behaviors are most influenced by relationships with peers.
C)people don't need to be interpersonally compatible to work together in a group.
D)small groups should focus on the task and not be concerned with interpersonal relationships.
2

People who are ____ have a high need for affection.
A)abdicrats
B)oversocials
C)autocrats
D)overpersonals
3

People who Schutz classifies as ____ seek to join and be a part of many groups.
A)abdicrats
B)oversocials
C)autocrats
D)overpersonals
4

Jourard argued that people should become
A)controlling.
B)closed.
C)social.
D)transparent.
5

In the Johari window, the ____ area of the self is known to the self and not known to others.
A)blind
B)unknown
C)open
D)hidden
6

Empathy in small groups
A)refers to group members' abilities to sympathize with each other's positions.
B)contributes little to group members' cohesiveness.
C)serves to counterbalance power in interpersonal relationships.
D)exists, but is not essential to accomplishing the task.
7

Trust in small groups is
A)central to cooperation.
B)understanding other group members' viewpoints and responding appropriately.
C)more important than empathy or self-disclosure in reaching the group's objectives.
D)always the natural result of group interactions.
8

Research on gender differences in self-disclosure and empathy has found:
A)Men disclose more often and in greater depth to other men than to women.
B)Women disclose more often and in greater depth to men than to other women.
C)Androgynous individuals are more empathic than feminine or masculine individuals.
D)Feminine individuals are more empathic than androgynous or masculine individuals.
9

When a group member treats others without consideration for their personal identity or uniqueness, the group member is exhibiting ____ behavior.
A)neutral
B)strategic
C)evaluative
D)controlling
10

When a group member tries to manipulate others into implementing the member's plan, that person is exhibiting ____ behavior.
A)neutral
B)strategic
C)evaluative
D)controlling
11

When a group member takes a collaborative approach to group work, she or he is exhibiting ____ behavior.
A)provisionalism
B)equality
C)problem oriented
D)spontaneous
12

A group member who exhibits ____ behaviors minimizes differences in status and power.
A)provisionalism
B)equality
C)problem oriented
D)spontaneous
13

The _____ jokes, uses humor, and teases when group members are working hard and don't need the distraction.
A)dominator
B)irresponsible member
C)sidetracker
D)nonparticipant
14

One strategy for handling the ____ is to appeal for a more equal distribution of talk time.
A)dominator
B)irresponsible member
C)sidetracker
D)nonparticipant
15

One strategy for handling the ____ is to ask the person's opinion on a topic under discussion.
A)dominator
B)irresponsible member
C)sidetracker
D)nonparticipant
16

The need for inclusion includes the need to accept others.
A)True
B)False
17

Group members should self-disclose with a large degree of openness in all groups.
A)True
B)False
18

Once people begin to cooperate, their individual gains may be maximized by not cooperating.
A)True
B)False
19

People have a tendency to react more to being in an argument than what the argument is about.
A)True
B)False
20

When trying to handle the despicable group member, it's best to laugh at the person's jokes.
A)True
B)False