Question $2(2$ points$)$

The natural level of a given ability generally limits how much a person can improve that ability.

Question $2$ options:

True

False

Question $3(2$ points$)$

The more communication flows through fewer members of the team, the higher the degree of

Question $3$ options:

divisiveness.

formalization.

centralization.

cohesion.

Question $4(2$ points$)$

Volkwear Ltd$.,$ a German clothing manufacturer, is known as a company that focuses on improving its customers' quality of life. In the context of Hofstede's dimensions, the cultural values dimension of $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ best describes Volkwear Ltd$.$

Question $4$ options:

short$-$term orientation

femininity

individualism

high power distance

Question $5(2$ points$)$

Based on the degree of coordination required, teams can be classified into high goal interdependence team and low goal interdependence team.

Question $5$ options:

True

False

Question $6(2$ points$)$

Of the Big Five, openness to experience is the easiest to judge in zero acquaintance situations.

Question $6$ options:

True

False

Question $7(2$ points$)$

Which of the following statements accurately describes outcome interdependence?

Question $7$ options:

Low outcome interdependence exists in teams in which individual members receive rewards and punishments on the basis of their own performance.

In teams with high outcome interdependence, the reward that the team receives is not linked to the performance of each team member.

A low degree of outcome interdependence exists when all team members share in the rewards that the entire team earns.

High outcome interdependence implies that team members depend solely on their own individual performances for the rewards that they receive.

Question $8(2$ points$)$

Which of the following scenarios represents the most appropriate use of the Myers$-$Briggs Type Indicator?

Question $8$ options:

Amberly administers it to screen applicants for employment.

Jonna uses it to see if she might be interested in being a welder.

Patrick suspects Gary is neurotic and uses it to find out.

Stu applies it to build understanding of the different approaches used on his team.

Question $9(2$ points$)$

Donovan manages a warehouse with over $1,000$ associates performing a variety of tasks. After walking through the building talking to his employees, he is startled to learn that very few of the workers share any sense of common goals within teams. He notes a huge variety in what people believe they are trying to accomplish. How can Donovan best address this issue and help his work force find some common goals?

Question $9$ options:

by making all employees trade jobs for several weeks so they have more in common

by instructing his teams to create mission statements with clearly defined goals

by increasing the dependence of the teams on each other so all tasks share common goals

by dismantling the teams so he can make one goal for the entire facility

Question $10(2$ points$)$

Which of the following scenarios demonstrates personality?

Question $10$ options:

Dalton can perform any mechanical task well.

Shanda is generally friendly, likable, and calm under pressure.

Lulu scores extremely well on an intelligence test.

Monte lacks coordination and performs poorly in all sports.

Question $11(2$ points$)$

Power distance is the extent to which the national culture favors traditional masculine work roles of achievement, power, and control.

Question $11$ options:

True

False

Question $12(2$ points$)$

Motivating and confidence building, conflict management, and affect management are types of $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ processes.

Question $12$ options:

communication

behavioral

interpersonal

strategic

Question $13(2$ points$)$

Julie is known as a person who is talkative. In the context of the Big Five taxonomy, the agreeableness personality dimension best describes Julie.

Question $13$ options:

True

False

Question $14(2$ points$)$

$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ is the phenomenon occurring when members of a team exert less effort when working on team tasks than they would if they worked alone on those same tasks.$\_$

Question $14$ options:

Self$-$serving bias

Social loafing

Social facilitation

Groupthink

Question $15(2$ points$)$

Which of the following examples best exemplifies the concept of process gain?

Question $15$ options:

Tim, Eloise, and Mia, through their combined efforts to improve efficiency as shipping and receiving clerks, achieve a higher on$-$time delivery rate than their co$-$workers working individually.

Ginny, Spenser, and Tobias frequently propose valuable ideas about improving employee morale to their boss, the human resources supervisor.

Jaime and Wallace collaborate on devising new ways to reduce absenteeism by tossing around as many ideas as they can without criticizing or impeding each other's thought processes.

The accounting supervisor Clementine relies on the advice of one of her account managers, Celeste, more than others because of Celeste's t