Critical Thinking and Group Dynamics Quiz

What are the characteristics of Critical Thinking?

• Examining assumptions.

• Challenging reasoning.

• Uncovering biases.

• All of these are correct.

What is the main advantage of social facilitation?

• Feel better

• Perform tasks improved

• Work more independently

• Have high chance of promotion

Who may NOT be invited to a meeting?

• individuals who will be affected directly by the outcome.

• individuals who disagree or represent minority viewpoints.

• individuals who have the power to implement decisions.

• individuals who are uninvolved in the issues for discussion.

A team is called contract team if

• Team members have other duties to perform in their normal functional units.

• Team retains their responsibility for both their daily work and project work.

• Team members report to different managers.

• Team is brought in from outside in order to do project work.

Good advice for meeting participants may include:

• become angry for no good reason.

• demand much more information than is needed.

• offer much more information than is needed.

• demonstrate professionalism in your verbal and nonverbal interactions.

Janet does not want to get involved in any disputes, discussion or conversations with her colleagues. She gets to work late and fails to show up at meetings as she wants to avoid any tasks may be assigned to her. However, she always wants to be a part of any success her team made. Economists call this kind of person is:

• Pretending.

• Untrustworthy.

• Dishonest.

• Free rider problem.

Which of the following is bad advice for group meeting?

• The group extends meeting time until they have the final decision satisfying all members.

• The group accepts the will of the majority even though some members do not like that de

• The group follows an approved agenda that promotes orderly business.

• The group protects the rights of all members by guaranteeing everyone the right to speak

Specific revision requires attention to the following: format, facts, names, spelling, punctuation, and

• Content.

• Grammar.

• Organization.

• Style.

Which of the four key cultural differences could be considered offensive by some?

• Direct versus indirect communication.

• Accents and fluency.

• Differing attitudes toward hierarchy.

• Conflicting decision-making norms.

Which words below show emphasis?

• Significantly, primarily, especially.

• But, however, by contrast.

• For example, to illustrate, like.

• First, second, last.