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1

_______________ is the specialization that occurs among people in small group communication.
A)Empowerment
B)Integration
C)Differentiation
D)Feedback
2

The potential that a group possesses for a variety of approaches to achieve a goal is called:
A)negative entropy
B)throughput
C)differentiation
D)equifinality
3

Which term is most closely associated with organization?
A)dynamic equilibrium
B)integration
C)differentiation
D)negative entropy
4

The essential information that groups use to modify themselves is known as:
A)output
B)input
C)feedback
D)throughput
5

__________________ is a leadership style that enables group members to utilize their talents, abilities and knowledge more effectively.
A)Differentiation
B)Integration
C)Equifinality
D)Empowerment
6

Empowerment is a leadership style that enables group members to utilize their:
A)talents
B)abilities
C)knowledge
D)all of the above
7

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the empowerment leadership style?
A)It allows for quicker responses to problems.
B)It introduces ambiguity into the group.
C)It increases individual motivation.
D)none of the above
8

Of the four dimensions related to empowerment, which one does Kirkman and Rosen use to describe a team's interpretation of a task as worthwhile?
A)impact
B)meaningfulness
C)autonomy
D)potency
9

_______________ originally came up with the notion of a general systems theory to think about and study living phenomenA.
A)Tubbs
B)Cousins
C)Bertalanffy
D)Katz and Kahn
10

A/an ___________ system interacts with its environment.
A)open
B)closed
C)permeable
D)dynamic
11

Which of the following are characteristics of an open system?
A)mutual influence on the part of both members and outsiders
B)an exchange of resources used in the final output process
C)members are transformed into outsiders and vice versa
D)all of the above
12

Which of the following is an example of the dynamic equilibrium principle?
A)In return for no Cost of Living Allowance, workers decide to slack off in terms of their production.
B)In return for no Cost of Living Allowance, workers decide to work harder and produce more.
C)Both of the above are examples of this principle.
D)Neither of the above are examples of this principle.
13

The phrase, "There is more than one way to skin a cat," is an example of which principle of systems theory?
A)differentiation
B)negative entropy
C)integration
D)equifinality
14

Based on Tubbs' model of how a group functions, which of the following is an example of a "relevant background factor"?
A)a distinct personality
B)physical environment
C)leadership
D)all of the above
15

Unwritten rules that strongly influence our behaviors in a group setting are called:
A)values
B)synergy
C)norms
D)none of the above





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