T F 1. One reason why you should learn about small groups is because humans need groups to meet needs they cannot meet as individuals.
T F 2. If you expect to advance in the America of the future, you will have to know how to work in a group.
T F 3. In small-group communication, the word small implies at least 3 people, but no more than 15 people.
T F 4. Communication among small-group members is more complex than dyadic communication.
T F 5. The outcome of small group communication is very predictable.
T F 6. During small group communication, the roles of primary sender and primary receiver alternate frequently.
T F 7. In small groups, feedback is often delayed.
T F 8. The leader of the small group is slightly more responsible for the group's outcome.
T F 9. Small group communication is more spontaneous and casual than public speaking.
T F 10. Secondary groups often include your roommates, friends you socialized with regularly, and coworkers who regularly share coffee breaks.
T F 11. Quality control circles were developed by the Japanese after World
War II.
T F 12. Gender refers to the biological characteristics with which we were born.
T F 13. According to research on gender and small group communication, women ask questions to keep a conversation going, but men ask questions for information.
T F 14. According to the research on ethnicity and small group communication, some African Americans perceive European Americans as under active, and some European Americans see African Americans as overactive.
T F 15. An example of a formal role is when the treasurer of an organization pays the monthly bills.
T F 16. An example of a role is an encounter played by a person who nearly always breaks the tension by making a joke or lightening up the discussion.
T F 17. A person can play only one role in a particular discussion.
T F 18. Individuals in small group communication must perceive that they have a mutually interdependent purpose.
T F 19. Not all interaction in small group communication is oral, but members of a discussion group reciprocally influence each other by talking.
T F 20. Because individuals contribute energy, information, abilities, and ideas, the group is more than the sum of its parts.
T F 21. An example of a norm in small group discussion might be that everyone sits in a circle with no one in an obvious leadership seat.

22. All of the following are reasons listed in your text for why you should study small group communication EXCEPT
A. Groups are everywhere.
B. It is more fun to do things with a group of people rather than as an individual.
C. Small groups are a means of participating in the democratic process.
D. Groups meet needs that people cannot meet as individuals.

23. Which of the following statements about the creation of outcomes in public speaking, small-group and dyadic communication is FALSE?
A. In a public-speaking situation, the speaker is largely responsible for creating the speech, and determining its outcome.
B. In small group, the group members are mutually, equally responsible for creating the group's outcome.
C. In dyadic communication, all participants have an equal share in and an equal responsibility for what happens.
D. When group embers dislike the leader of the group, the leader will be slightly more responsible for determining the group's outcome.

24. Which of the groups below may be classified as a secondary group?
A. Roommates
B. Friends you socialize with regularly
C. SGA Committee on Improving Campus Parking
D. Coworkers who regularly share coffee breaks

25. All of the following are needs fulfilled by primary groups EXCEPT
A. achievement
B. belonging
C. inclusion
D. affection

26. Which of the following statements about communication in small-group and dyadic communication is FALSE?
A. Small group communication is more complex than dyadic communication.
B. Communication occurs for self-expression in dyadic encounter, but is a defining purpose for small-group.
C. Most communication in small-group has been carefully planned.
D. In dyadic communication, all participants have an equal share in and equal responsibility for what happens.

27. A small group of employees that meets regularly on company time to recommend improvements to products and work procedures is a
A. self-managed work team
B. primary group
C. high-impact group
D. quality control circle

28. Which statement regarding gender and communication is not supported by research finding?
A. Women display more signs of liking and men more signs of power.
B. Women ask questions to keep a conversation going, but men ask questions for information.
C. Women talk more often and for longer periods of time than men.
D. Women pay more attention to the relationships among group members whereas men are more instrumental, or task focused.

29. Which statement regarding ethnicity and communication is supported by research findings?
A. Some African-Americans perceive European Americans as under active, and some European Americans see African Americans as over reactive.
B. African Americans are more physically expressive, whereas European Americans focus on verbal responses.
C. African Americans communicate less than European Americans when in a small group setting.
D. African Americans are more task-related while European Americans pay more attention to the interpersonal relationships between group members.

30. Which of the roles described below is more an informal role than a formal role?
A. John's role of balancing the checkbook as the club's treasurer
B. Cecelia's role of taking notes as the club's secretary
C. Frank's role of maintaining order as the club's parliamentarian
D. Kathleen's role of "taskmaster" due to her ability to maintain focus and not be sidetracked by frivolity and side talk

31. Which statement below illustrates a task function statement?
A. "Do whatever you want, I don't care."
B. "It doesn't help to call each other names. Let's stick to the issues."
C. "I think Tara's point is well made, and we should look at it more closely."
D. "Let's make a list of what we still need to do."

32. Which of the following is NOT an example of a group norm?
A. The leader of the group always sits at the far end of the table during meetings because that is where she is expected to sit.
B. The leader has a very large vocabulary so she practically needs an interpreter for others to understand her.
C. Meetings of the group almost always last for an hour, no more and no less.
D. No formal speeches for this group; they always act informally, joke, use slang, and laugh a lot.

33. Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of a small group according to the textbook?
A. Behavior of the group is based on norms, values, and procedures accepted by members of the group.
B. Each person in the group has a sense of belonging or membership.
C. Each person's success is contingent upon the success of the group in achieving its goal.
D. All of the communication interaction in the group is oral, verbal communication.

34. According to the definition of a small group in the book, which one of the following would NOT be defined as a small group?
A. twelve people who voluntarily serve in the Metro Civil Rights Commission to propose policy to the City Council
B. the Gray Friars honorary, a group of twenty that meets annually at a banquet to initiate new members
C. fifteen women who meet once a month on a Thursday in a support group for victims of wife abuse
D. four old men who meet weekly in the back of a local tavern in their "club" that promotes crime watch