Chapter 1 Practice Exam

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. 1.Which of the following is an accurate statement related to grouphate?

a)The least successful groups are typically comprised of members who dislike working in groups correct incorrect

b)Grouphate is a term most often applied to an individual’s intense dislike of organizational bureaucracy correct incorrect

c)Those members who exhibit grouphate typically have had extensive instruction in effective group communication, so they recognize frustrating flaws in group decision making correct incorrect

d)all of the above correct incorrect

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. 2.Your nonverbal communication

a)is composed of mixed messages correct incorrect

b)is rarely ambiguous correct incorrect

c)continues to send messages to other group members who are aware of your behavior, even if you wish it were otherwise correct incorrect

d)a and c correct incorrect

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. 3.The essential values identified by the National Communication Association that serve as ethical guidelines for our communication in groups include

a)honesty correct incorrect

b)sensitivity correct incorrect

c)commitment correct incorrect

d)all of the above correct incorrect

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. 4.Communication competence is composed of two essential variables. They are:

a)goal formulation and achievement correct incorrect

b)appropriateness and effectiveness correct incorrect

c)achievement and rule creation correct incorrect

d)effectiveness and me-orientation correct incorrect

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. 5.Which of the following constitutes a group according to the textbook definition?

a)Two friends working on a school project to achieve an A grade correct incorrect

b)Two male friends flirting with a female bartender in a tavern correct incorrect

c)A family composed of one parent and three children correct incorrect

d)b and c correct incorrect

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. 6.The United States needs to become a collectivist culture, moving away from its individualist value system, if there is any hope of groups you belong to working effectively.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. 7.The We-orientation means that group members' individual goals cannot be satisfied by working in groups.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. 8.Most of the world's population live in individualist cultures.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. 9.Your communication can be competent if you are effective even if you are not appropriate.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. 10."Communication is transactional" means that each party must be either a sender or a receiver during group discussion.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect