GROUP DYNAMICS

Question 1

TWO OR MORE PERSONS ENGAGED IN A SOCIAL INTERACTION.

Answer 1

Group

Question 2

COLLECTION OF INDIVIDUAL WHO FIND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH ONE ANOTHER REWARDING.

Answer 2

Group

Question 3

(T or F)

EACH MEMBER OF A GROUP IS AWARE OF THE OTHER MEMBERS AND THEIR INFLUENCE.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

(T or F)

PSYCHOLOGIST DEFINE: COLLECTION OF INDIVIDUAL WHO FIND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH ONE ANOTHER REWARDING.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

(T or F)

THE EXISTENCE OF ANY GROUP IS ASSUMED TO DEPEND ON THE PARTICIPATION & SATISFACTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL
COMPRISING IT.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

THE SOCIAL PROCESS BY WHICH PEOPLE INTERACT IN A SMALL GROUP AND IN A FACE-TO-FACE MANNER.

Answer 6

Group Dynamics

Question 7

DYNAMICS FROM GREEK WORD _______ WHICH MEANS ______

Answer 7

DUNAMIS WHICH MEAN “FORCE”

Question 8

TYPES OF GROUP

Answer 8

1. PRIMARY GROUP
2. SECONDARY GROUP

Question 9

INTIMATE FACE-TO-FACE ASSOCIATION AND COOPERATION AMONG ITS MEMBERS.
IT FUNDAMENTALLY FORMS THE SOCIAL NATURE AND IDEAS OF AN INDIVIDUAL. INVOLVES SYMPATHY
AND MUTUAL IDENTIFICATION.

Answer 9

PRIMARY GROUP

Question 10

CONSISTS OF MEMBERS WHO ARE AWARE AND COGNIZANT OF PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS, BUT THEY DO NOT FEEL THAT THEIR

Answer 10

SECONDARY GROUP

Question 11

JUST READ

Answer 11

CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUP
1. INTERACTION IS THE PATTERN OF MUTUAL INFLUENCE.
2. STRUCTURE IS A STABLE PATTERN OF RELATIONSHIPS.
a. ROLES DEAL WITH THE BEHAVIOR EXPECTED OF MEMBERS IN A GIVEN POSITION.
b. NORMS ARE THE RULES THAT IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR.
c. INTER-MEMBER RELATIONS ARE INFLUENCED BY AUTHORITY AND COMMUNICATION.
3. GOALS ARE THE REASON FOR EXISTENCE.
4. PERCEIVED GROUPNESS IS THE EXTENT IN WHICH MEMBERS SEE THEMSELVES AS ONE.
5. DYNAMIC INTERDEPENDENCY OCCURS WHEN MEMBERS ARE ACTIVE, ENERGIZED, VIBRANT, AND CHANGING
6. MOTIVATION FOCUSES ON PERSONAL NEEDS WHICH-WHEN ATTAINED-LEAD TO SATISFACTION.

Question 12

ARE SPECIFIED BY ORGANIZATIONAL CHART AND OFTEN COMPOSED OF A LEADER
AND THE MEMBERS WHO DIRECTLY REPORT TO HIM/HER.

Answer 12

COMMAND GROUPS

Question 13

CONSIST OF PEOPLE WHO WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE A COMMON TASK. MEMBERS
ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH A NARROW RANGE OF GOALS WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME.

Answer 13

TASK GROUPS

Question 14

ARE CREATED BY AN ORGANIZATION TO ACCOMPLISH SPECIFIC GOALS WITHIN
AN UNSPECIFIED TIME FRAME. THEY CONTINUE TO FUNCTION EVEN AFTER THEIR GOALS HAVE BEEN
ACHIEVED.

Answer 14

FUNCTIONAL GROUPS

Question 15

KINDS OF FOMAL GROUPS

Answer 15

1. COMMAND GROUP
2. TASK GROUP
3. FUNCTIONAL GROUP

Question 16

KINDS OF INFORMAL GROUP

Answer 16

1. INTEREST GROUP
2. FRIENDSHIP GROUP
3. REFERENCE GROUP

Question 17

USUALLY CONTINUE OVER TIME AND MAY LAST LONGER THAN GENERAL INFORMAL
GROUPS. THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE SPECIFIED TO EACH GROUP AND MAY NOT BE RELATED TO
ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AND OBJECTOVES.

Answer 17

INTEREST GROUP

Question 18

ARE FORMED BY INDIVIDUAL WHO ENJOY SIMILAR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, POLITICAL
BELIEFS, RELIGIOUS VALUES, OR OTHER COMMON BONDS. MEMBERS ENJOY EACH OTHER’S COMPANY.

Answer 18

FRIENDSHIP GROUP

Question 19

ARE COMPOSED OF PEOPLE WHO ARE EVALUATED FOR SOCIAL VALIDATION AND
SOCIAL COMPARISON. SOCIAL VALIDATION ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO JUSTIFY THEIR ATTITUDES AND VALUE
WHILE SOCIAL COMPARISON HELPS IN INDIVIDUALS EVALUATE THEIR OWN ACTIONS BY COMPARING
THEMSELVES WITH OTHERS.

Answer 19

REFERENCE GROUP