GROUP BEHAVIOR

Which one of the following characteristics is not necessarily true about groups?

• a. Group members are interdependent.

• b. Groups have two or more members.

• c. Groups have assigned goals.

• d. Groups interact.

What sort of groups are defined by the organization’s structure?

• a. informal

• b. task

• c. friendship

• d. command

When do informal groups appear?

• a. in response to the need for social contact

• b. in reaction to formal groups

• c. as a result of social needs

• d. most frequently in bureaucracies

Julia, Bree and David work in different departments, but often eat lunch together. They are an example of what type of group?

• a. formal

• b. informal

• c. command

• d. task

Which of the following statements is true?

• a. All task groups are also command groups.

• b. All command groups are also task groups.

• c. All task groups are also friendship groups.

• d. All command groups are also informal groups.

Which one of the following group types is organizationally determined?

• a. job

• b. task

• c. work

• d. authority

Groups based on support for a given sports team are examples of what sort of group?

• A. booster

• B. interest

• C. friendship

• D. sports

Which of the following statements most accurately describes interest groups?

• a. They are longer lasting than friendship groups.

• b. They develop because individual members have one or more common characteristics.

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• c. They are formed because of some common objective.

• d. They are governed by labor law

Which of the following is not one of the most common reasons people join groups?

• a. security

• b. status

• c. equity

• d. power

Which stage in group development is most characterized by uncertainty?

• a. norming

• b. storming

• c. forming

• d. performing