Question 1

Asch's experiment in group conformity showed that most people would not compromise their personal judgment in order to avoid being seen as different.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A prisoner would consider a maximum-security prison

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A)  a normative organization.
B)  a coercive organization.
C)  a utilitarian organization.
D)  a voluntary organization.

Question 3

The basic idea behind scientific management is that

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A)  both science and formal organizations are rational.
B)  organizations benefit from employees with scientific knowledge.
C)  applying scientific principles can make a business more efficient.
D)  formal organizations can benefit from more hierarchy and rigidity.

Question 4

Simmel interpreted the dyad as

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A)  less stable than groups with many members.
B)  involving less intense interaction.
C)  less meaningful than the triad.
D)  more stable than groups with many members.

Question 5

As the number of members in a group goes up,the number of possible relationships that connect them goes up much more quickly.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

People riding together on a subway are called a social group.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The "McDonaldization" of society thesis echoes Weber's belief that rational systems are efficient,but also dehumanizing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A temporary,loosely formed collection of people who may or may not interact is a

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A)  crowd.
B)  group.
C)  category.
D)  population.

Question 9

Samuel Stouffer's study of soldier morale during World War II led to what conclusion?

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A)  The greater the chances of getting ahead,the happier people are.
B)  Happiness is a matter of personal values and standards.
C)  Whatever their situation in absolute terms,people evaluate themselves and make comparisons to others in specific reference groups.
D)  The less chance for promotion,the higher soldiers' morale.

Question 10

In the "iron law of oligarchy," Robert Michels stated that bureaucracy always means

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A)  inefficiency.
B)  the few rule the many.
C)  formal rules and regulations.
D)  alienation.

Question 11

The concept "bureaucracy" refers to

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A)  a large,normative organization.
B)  any source of inefficiency in organizational operation.
C)  an organizational model that operates informally.
D)  an organizational model rationally designed to perform tasks efficiently.

Question 12

What concept refers to all factors outside an organization that affect the organization's operation?

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A)  oligarchy
B)  organizational environment
C)  secondary environment
D)  competition

Question 13

Stanley Milgram's research,in which subjects used a "shock generator," showed

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A)  people become angry when others disagree with them.
B)  the ability to withstand pain varies with cultural background.
C)  people are surprisingly likely to follow the orders of not only real authority figures but also groups of ordinary individuals.
D)  that ordinary people are surprisingly independent in their judgments.

Question 14

The emergency room clerk who keeps a bleeding patient waiting while filling out lots of paperwork is a classic example of bureaucratic

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A)  ritualism.
B)  alienation.
C)  innovation.
D)  inertia.

Question 15

Assume you are a parent of a child in school.From your point of view,what type of organization is a school's parent-teacher association

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A)  a normative organization
B)  a coercive organization
C)  a utilitarian organization
D)  a traditional organization

Question 16

Which type of formal organization is sometimes called a "voluntary association"?

Accepted Answer

A)  normative organizations
B)  coercive organizations
C)  utilitarian organizations
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 17

Asch's experiment in group conformity shows that most people would not compromise their personal judgment in order to avoid being seen as different.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

During the last fifty years,Japanese formal organizations have differed from those in the United States by being

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A)  less efficient.
B)  less profitable.
C)  more collective in their orientation.
D)  more hierarchical.

Question 19

The development of social media means that

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A)  fewer people in the United States participate in social networks.
B)  it is no longer important for people in our society to be "well connected."
C)  in the computer age,typical social networks now link more people.
D)  our population is increasingly isolated socially with smaller social networks.

Question 20

During the last 50 years,Japanese formal organizations have differed from those in the United States by being

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A)  less efficient.
B)  less profitable.
C)  more collective in their orientation.
D)  more hierarchical.

Exam 7: Groups and Organizations

People riding together on a subway are called a social group.

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During the last 50 years,Japanese formal organizations have differed from those in the United States by being

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The basic idea behind scientific management is that

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Simmel interpreted the dyad as

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The development of social media means that

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The emergency room clerk who keeps a bleeding patient waiting while filling out lots of paperwork is a classic example of bureaucratic

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Asch's experiment in group conformity showed that most people would not compromise their personal judgment in order to avoid being seen as different.

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The "McDonaldization" of society thesis echoes Weber's belief that rational systems are efficient,but also dehumanizing.

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Which type of formal organization is sometimes called a "voluntary association"?

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A temporary,loosely formed collection of people who may or may not interact is a

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Samuel Stouffer's study of soldier morale during World War II led to what conclusion?

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Assume you are a parent of a child in school.From your point of view,what type of organization is a school's parent-teacher association

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In the "iron law of oligarchy," Robert Michels stated that bureaucracy always means

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As the number of members in a group goes up,the number of possible relationships that connect them goes up much more quickly.

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During the last fifty years,Japanese formal organizations have differed from those in the United States by being

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A prisoner would consider a maximum-security prison

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The concept "bureaucracy" refers to

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What concept refers to all factors outside an organization that affect the organization's operation?

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Stanley Milgram's research,in which subjects used a "shock generator," showed

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