Exam 3

b)Communion

Agreeable people prioritize _____ striving. a)Status b)Communion c)Accomplishment d)Power

c)Adjourning

Alfred and Mario have worked together on the same team for three years. The company's new HR director restructured all jobs. Alfred is experiencing anxiety and Mario is relieved as they realize they must soon disengage and ultimately separate from the team. Which of Tuckman's stages of team development are they in? a)Forming b)Storming c)Adjourning d)Performing e)Norming

b)Dynamic strength

Gary works as a brick mason, and he has to lift bricks repeatedly throughout the day as she completes his skilled task. Gary has to use a high level of _____. a)Explosive strength b)Dynamic strength c)Stamina d)Flexibility

d)Surface-level diversity

Halle is on a team that has just been formed. There are people of a wide variety of ages, genders, and ethnicities. Halle's team demonstrates _____. a)Deep-level diversity b)High task interdependence c)Low outcome interdependence d)Surface-level diversity

c)Visualization

Hillary needed a top to go with a skirt she had at home. While shopping, she spied the perfect blouse and belt to go with the skirt. When she got home and put them altogether, she was right - they looked great. Hillary likely possesses which spatial ability? a)Speed and flexibility of closure b)Perceptual speed c)Visualization d)Spatial orientation

b)Low outcome

In NCAA College Football, the Heisman Trophy is given to the top player, without regard to the performance of the player's team. The award could go to a player whose team does not even reach the playoffs. This award is an example of _____ interdependence. a)High outcome b)Low outcome c)Hybrid outcome d)Medium outcome

b)Groupthink

JFK's decision to go forward with the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, NASA's decision to launch the space shuttle Challenger in unusually cold weather, and Enron's board of directors' decisions to ignore illegal accounting practices are famous examples of _____. a)Noise b)Groupthink c)Network structure d)Communication complexity

c)Perceptual speed

Ken has an editorial position at an independent publisher in which he rapidly proofreads documents, sorts files and images, and categorizes objects. Ken depends a lot on _____. a)Problem sensitivity b)Spatial orientation c)Perceptual speed d)Originality

e)Openness to experience

Luisa is always wondering about how things work and what would happen if something were different. She often thinks of exciting possibilities that are outside the box. Her friends use words such as "refined" and "sophisticated" to describe her. Luisa likely possesses the trait of _____. a)Conscientiousness b)Extraversion c)Neuroticism d)Agreeableness e)Openness to experience

d)Noise

Many years ago, Sprint Telecommunications aired an advertisement intended to demonstrate the clarity of reception Sprint customers could expect. The ad showed a rancher, who had used a different company, complaining that he had ordered 100 oxen from his supplier and instead received 100 dachshunds. The mix-up was probably due to the presence of _____ in the communication process. a)Low information richness b)Signal complexity c)Lack of communication competence d)Noise

b)Decision infirmity

Sheila's team is working on a project to create an effective marketing campaign for a company. Sheila gathers all the necessary information to help the team understand the product and the desires and needs of the client. She then clearly explains the responsibilities of each member of the team. Sheila is ensuring that her team has _____. a)Process gain b)Decision infirmity c)Staff validity d)Hierarchical sensitivity

d)Collectivism

The Chinese culture is a tight social framework in which people take care of the members of a broader ingroup and act loyal to it. Which of Hofstede's cultural dimensions meets this description? a)Uncertainty avoidance b)Masculinity c)Low power distance d)Collectivism

b)Reasoning ability

Which cognitive ability is especially important for anesthesiologists, judges, surgeons, and forensic scientists? a)Quantitative ability b)Reasoning ability c)Spatial ability d)Affective ability

c)Face-to-face

Which method of transmission achieves the highest level of information richness? a)Handwritten letters b)Sign language c)Face-to-face d)FaceTime

b)Staff validator

Which of the following activities are NOT considered a boundary-spanning activity? a)Task coordinator b)Staff validator c)Ambassador d)Scout

a)Marco and Alec lead the clean-up effort when their company's warehouse is hit by a tornado

Which of the following is an example of a function of an action team? a)Marco and Alec lead the clean-up effort when their company's warehouse is hit by a tornado. b)Ava and Mary divide the tasks associated with filing dental records in their office. c)Leah and Chad form a committee to purchase new lights for the company parking lot. d)Tony and Lucas work to improve the durability of the solar panels their company makes.

c)Barry is a judge who uses laws and rules as a guide in making decisions.

Which of the following people displays a high degree of reasoning ability? a)Roy is a backhoe operator who can shave a thin layer of dirt that is perfectly level. b)Steve is a carpenter who can imagine what a room will look like before it is built. c)Barry is a judge who uses laws and rules as a guide in making decisions. d)Drake is an English teacher who writes descriptive poetry with vivid imagery.

d)Openness to experience

Which personality dimension of the Big Five Taxonomy is also called inquisitiveness or intellectualness? a)Conscientiousness b)Extraversion c)Agreeableness d)Openness to experience

a)A team delivering less than the sum of its parts

Which phenomenon does process loss describe? a)A team delivering less than the sum of its parts b)A team delivering more than the sum of its parts c)A team delivering exactly the sum of its parts d)A team delivering something totally unexpected

a)Projective test

Which type of personality test uses inkblots or ambiguous stimuli? a)Projective test b)Clear purpose test c)Self-report test d)Veiled purpose test

c)Pooled interdependence

Which type of task interdependence should be matched with low outcome interdependence? a)Comprehensive interdependence b)Sequential interdependence c)Pooled interdependence d)Reciprocal interdependence

d)Masculinity

Yvette, a senior manager at Olly Furniture & Bedding, was the person behind the company's shift to a culture that focuses on being more assertive with its clients. Which of Hofstede's cultural dimensions best matches this description? a)Collectivism b)Low power distance c)Uncertainty avoidance d)Masculinity