Communications Quiz 7

Cohesiveness of the group may emerge as a problem because

Highly cohesive groups tend to exert great pressure on their members to conform to the group's standards.

All of the following are assumptions of Structuration Theory (ST) EXCEPT

In employing the processes of agency and reflexivity, group members are equipped with the ability to articulate reasons for their behaviors.

All of the following are recommendations provided by Hart for reducing groupthink EXCEPT

discourage whistle-blowing

Groups that have a clearly defined plan for the procedures that should be followed in the decision-making process will be more susceptible to Groupthink.

FALSE

The person who engages in behavior in the group is referred to as the _________ by structuration theorists.

agent

Janis's research on group dynamics, which led to the development of Groupthink Theory, resulted primarily from his investigation and analyses of

foreign policy decisions

All of the following are symptoms of Groupthink EXCEPT

insulation of the group

When you do what your boss asks you to do because you recognize that she has the ability to promote you following next month's performance evaluations, you are acknowledging her

reward power

In Structuration Theory, the _____ is the group or organization and the behaviors that the group engages in to pursue its goals, and the _____ is the rules and resources used to sustain a group or organization.

system/structure

Structuration is defined as

the process by which systems are produced and reproduced through members' use of rules and resources