Quiz Questions Com 230 test 2
thick/thin boundaries CMPT
Boundary Permeability
The logical consistency of which theory or theories is in question?
Communication Privacy Management
The belief that a group is special enough to overcome obstacles
Illusion Invulnerability
Which of the following is not a relational dialectic
Internal and external
Kip is dating Teresa, he wants to disclose information but isn't sure, what dialectical tension?
Openness and Protection
when you get to the office in the morning, the first thing you do is hang up your coat, and pour coffee, which ritual?
Personal
Rather than emphasizing the structure of an organization, Weick highlights the _______ of the organization.
Process
Contradiction is fundamental fact of relational life
Relational dialects and Communication Privacy management
The prisoner dilemma that demonstrates interdependence demonstrates ideas of what theory?
Social Exchange Theory
what theory is the onion metaphor and what is the spider web?
Social penetration is onion and organizational culture is the spider web
The org stories that people tell each other are passion performances
True
Weick- orgs and env change so rapidly it's unrealistic to look at what they are right now, won't look that way later
True
if comparison level for alts is greater than the comparison level which is greater than outcome the relationship viewed as unsatisfying and unstable
True
if comparison level for alts. is greater than outcome which is greater than comparison level then relationship is satisfying and unstable
True
Jokes, jargon, and stories are examples of which type of symbol
Verbal
the _____ is used to illustrate how 2 people believe rewards should be exchanged between them
dispositional matrix
You tell your parents everything, except about sex, RDT says your manage dialectal tension
disqualifying
All of the following statements about self disclosure are true except
- as relationships become more intimate there is LESS depth and breadth with self disclosure (Answer) - Self disclosure can be strategic (planned) - self disclosure can be unstrategic (spontaneous) - self disclosure sometimes happens w strangers in public places
All of the following are structural factors that serve as antecedent conditions to group think except:
- group stress (answer) -a lack of impartial leadership - a lack of clear decision making procedures - group instillation
All of the following are symptoms of groupthink except:
- overestimation of the group - close mindedness -group instillation (answer - antecedent condition) - pressures towards uniformity
testibility limits which theories?
- social exchange and group think
All are assumptions of organizational culture theory except:
-culture vary across organizations -interpretations of actions w/in orgs are diverse -org. members create a shared sense of org reality -orgs exist in an information environment (answer)
Personality shows itself in what stage?
Exploratory Effective Exchange
CPMT assumes that greater communication lead to greater intimacy
False
Diadic uniqueness emerges in affective exchange stage of social penetration
False
Most relationships reach the stable exchange stage
False
Practical utility of groupthink has been ?
False
RDT assumes relationships develop in linear fashion
False
dualistic approach to contradiction says tensions are both/and
False (dialectic)
the concept of praxis in RDT says relational partners are interdependent
False (praxis - says were rational)
Social exchange theory was created at a time where open and honest communication was valued
False (social penetration)
Marriages should be true partnerships, but you're in marriage where you do all the work. Social exchange theory says your marriage is your
Given Matrix
exchange where 2 people reciprocate cost and reward
Direct exchange
New employee orientations and training videos are the _____ performances of an organization
Encultration
you tell someone a secret you create a
boundary linkage
______ results from getting too much info or ambiguous info
equivocality
groupthink - ignore warnings that should make them question decision making - self censorship
false
Your group has a tendency to read silence as consent, which symptom of group think?
illusion of unanimity
reducing equivocality of info and taking note of what works for the future
retention
the comparison level predicts the _____ of a relationship where the comparison level of alternatives predicts the _____.
satisfaction and stability
Cara and Victor choose to be close to each other at all times and choose to do everything together, they have chosen to manage the dialectical tension of autonomy and connection by employing:
selection (ignore autonomy)
social penetration theorists believe _____ is the way superficial relationships progress to intimate ones
self disclosure
Private info shared - boundary becomes collective
true
SET assumes were rational decision makers
true
SET the standards used to eval relational costs and rewards vary from person to person and over time
true
a generalized exchange involves indirect something? lol
true
comparison level is based on past experience and observation
true
conflicts regarding private boundaries and private info is boundary turbulence
true
question whether CPM is a dialect theory
true