QUESTION 17 Bob and his friends find a bag full of cash on the subway train they
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QUESTION 17
Bob and his friends find a bag full of cash on the subway train they are riding. The group has decided to keep the money and split it amongst themselves instead of turning it in to the police. Match the groupthink "symptom" that best describes the statement Bob might make to himself to justify the decision to go along with this plan:
-A.B.C.D.E.
Direct conformity pressure
-A.B.C.D.E.
Illusion of unanimity
-A.B.C.D.E.
Self-censorship
-A.B.C.D.E.
Illusion of invulnerability
-A.B.C.D.E.
Illusion of morality
A.
"There's no way we are going to get caught, no one saw that the bag wasn't ours."
B.
"This money probably belongs to drug dealers and if they had it they would buy more drugs to sell to innocent people, so it's in better hands with us. At least we can do something good with it."
C.
"Everyone seems to be in agreement to take the money so I might as well go along."
D.
"I think we should turn in the money but I'm not going to say anything."
E.
"Joe just looked at me funny, I think the other guys will just take my share if I say no and then threaten me."
5 points
QUESTION 18
According to Simon Sinek's law of diffusion of innovation, the first 2.5% of our population are our __________, the next 13.5% of our population are our ___________, and the next 34% are our __________ users of new products.
early adopters, majority, followers
innovators, early adopters, majority
innovators, followers, early adopters
early adopters, followers, majority
2 points
QUESTION 19
An example of autocratic decision making is when
the director asks for input from workers about closing the office early on Fridays but then makes a decision alone.
the supervisor decides which word processing software is to be used on all of the computers.
the salespeople agree after a discussion to offer a discount on orders over $1,000.
a vote is taken among secretaries to trade Veterans Day for the day after Thanksgiving as a vacation day.
2 points
QUESTION 20
Which of the following conflict resolution strategies results in a win-win situation?
collaboration
compromise
avoidance
accommodation
-A.B.C.D.E.
Direct conformity pressure
-A.B.C.D.E.
Illusion of unanimity
-A.B.C.D.E.
Self-censorship
-A.B.C.D.E.
Illusion of invulnerability
-A.B.C.D.E.
Illusion of morality
A.
"There's no way we are going to get caught, no one saw that the bag wasn't ours."
B.
"This money probably belongs to drug dealers and if they had it they would buy more drugs to sell to innocent people, so it's in better hands with us. At least we can do something good with it."
C.
"Everyone seems to be in agreement to take the money so I might as well go along."
D.
"I think we should turn in the money but I'm not going to say anything."
E.
"Joe just looked at me funny, I think the other guys will just take my share if I say no and then threaten me."
Explanation / Answer
17. Direct conformity pressure - E.
Illusion of unanimity - C.
Self-censorship - D.
Illusion of invulnerability - A.
Illusion of morality - B.
18. The correct answer is the second option. 2.5% are the innovators, 13.5% are the early adopters and 34% are the majority.
19. The answer is the second option. The supervisor deciding which word processing software is to be used on all of the computers is an example of autocratic decision making.
20. The answer is the first option. Collaboration is a strategy to achieve a win-win situation.