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_____ leader keeps the group moving toward its goals.


A) instrumental
B) inexperienced
C) expressive
D) diffusion-of-responsibility

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Solomon Asch's experiment demonstrated the power of


A) authoritarian leadership.
B) democratic leadership.
C) peer pressure.
D) laissez-fair leadership.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Many voluntary associations are controlled by


A) an inner circle.
B) an outer circle.
C) people outside of the organization.
D) hereditary posts.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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How big a proportion of the U.S.workforce is made up of women,minorities,and immigrants?


A) One-tenth
B) One-fourth
C) More than half
D) Nearly three-fourths

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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In the case of job _____,the bosses in many companies tend to groom workers who have winning characteristics similar to their own.


A) satisfaction
B) termination
C) promotion
D) demotion

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Who is more likely to become a leader?


A) Someone who is born to be a leader
B) Someone who is tall
C) Someone who is judged not to be attractive
D) Someone who is short

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A formal organization with a hierarchy of authority,impersonality of positions,and written-down procedures is


A) a bureaucracy.
B) the opposite of McDonaldization.
C) an example of goal displacement.
D) a meritocracy.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Lu-Ellen worked in an office containing 100 cubicles.Few had windows,and those that did looked out on a parking lot.She felt very much a cog in a machine.But after work,Lu-Ellen and three or four friends out of the 100 cubicles often went out for a drink together.There she let her hair down and felt more human,and she and her coworkers got to know each other as people.In this manner,Lu-Ellen was resisting


A) goal displacement.
B) red tape.
C) alienation.
D) McDonaldization.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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In Guantanamo,prisoners made up the


A) in-group.
B) out-group.
C) reference group.
D) inner circle.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The key to preventing groupthink might be


A) limiting opinions to the contrary.
B) the widest possible circulation of research by social scientists.
C) curtailing media gathering of information.
D) the consultation to leaders by inner circle members who reflect the leader's viewpoint.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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How many levels are there from "sociology faculty" (count this as one level) to "board" (count this as another level) in a typical university?


A) Three
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Eleven

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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How many relationships are possible in a group of four?


A) Two
B) Four
C) Six
D) Twelve

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following might be termed "simply a statistic"?


A) Group
B) Aggregate
C) Voluntary association
D) Category

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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_____ refer(s) to the ways that individuals affect groups,and the ways that groups influence individuals.


A) Coalitions
B) Group dynamics
C) A triad
D) A dyad

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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A group of three people is known as a


A) dyad.
B) triad.
C) coalition.
D) medium-sized group.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Within a larger group,a(n) _____ is a cluster of people who choose to interact with one another.


A) clique
B) out-group
C) reference group
D) category

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In a(n) _____,preconceived ideas of what someone is like actually lead to the person behaving in ways that match those ideas.


A) hidden corporate culture
B) open corporate culture
C) self-fulfilling stereotype
D) diverse workplace setting

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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According to Weber,in a bureaucracy,assignments flow _____ and accountability flows _____.


A) downward; downward
B) downward; upward
C) upward; downward
D) upward; upward

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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An individual who leads by giving orders is a(n) _____ leader.


A) democratic
B) authoritarian
C) laissez-faire
D) expressive

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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According to research by Kanter (1977,1983) ,self-fulfilling stereotypes are part of a(n) _____ corporate culture.


A) hidden
B) overt
C) written-down
D) employee-friendly

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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