Chapter One
Instructions:
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The definition of a small group must contain the characteristic ________.
goals
name
size
time
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a
Which type of work group does not belong?
project team
virtual team
brainstorming team
work group
Answer
a
The others are three major work groups that are discussed in chapter one. 3. Which is a directly observable characteristic of a small group?
Communication
Goals
Norms
Structural
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a
Which is a type of small group?
Projects Teams
All of the Above
Long-Standing work groups
Virtual Teams
b
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b
Why do we study small group communication?
Most of our lives we participate in face-to-face discussions
We are expected to work effectively and efficently toward common group goals.
all of the above
working with 3 or more people can be challenging
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c
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a
What is a small group?
a few (3-8) people engaged in communication with common goals
nine or more people working together with common goals
none of the above
no more than two people working together with common goals
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a
A virtual team is defined by three major dimension. Which of this is not a part of that dimension:
Cohesive peer-mediated
Virtual interaction mode
Permanent or temporary
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a
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b
Which of the following is not a "type" or class of a small group:
Community
Inter-personal
Personal
Work
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b
Project Teams include:
Kaizen teams
cross-functional teams
all of the above
Tiger teams
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c
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b
What is an indirect observation of a small group?
Communication
Time
Size
Goals
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d
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b
There are nine characteristics of small groups?
False
True
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b
The characteristic “COMMUNICATION” is _________ observable.
directly
indirectly
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a
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a
There are four characteristics of communication that are directly observable. These four characteristics are: space, time, size and goals.
Tests or outcomes of a small group are: high productivity, high quality of work, high levels of membership satisfaction and sufficient consensus.
True
False There are four characteristics, that part is true. “Goals” are not directly observable, making the statement false. The characteristic that replaces “goals” is “communication.”
This was taken from the end of the chapter key points.
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b
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b
Cohesiveness focuses on commitment to work collectively toward group goals.
True
False
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a
Relational Talk is when members of a group decide to work together in a relationship.
True
False
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b
Verbal and Non-verbal communication are such fundamental and taken for granted behaviors of a small group that we often overlook them.
True
False
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a
The first visual impulse we receive that points to the presences of the group is NOT space.
True
False
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b
For task meetings, it is acceptable to be verbally aggressive if you disagree with ideas
True
False
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a
A good way to tell if a group is being cohesive is if group members make continual references such as "I," and "me,".
False
True
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a
20 is an acceptable number of people to be in a group.
False
True
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a
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a
Smoking is an acceptable norm at a groups first meeting.
Fals
True
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b
Brittany Ansteatt
(Bnanste@ilstu.edu)