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Questions
1. A social group is
A. a random selection of people
B. at least 2 people who identify and interact with each other
C. at least ten people
D. two or more people
2. A primary group is
A. usually very large
B. fr-enemies
C. a random group of strangers
D. a small group whose members have important and lasting relationships
3. The best leadership style is
A. It depends upon the situation - any of these might be appropriate
B. laissez-faire
C. democratic
D. authoritarian
4. Solomon Asch found that
A. authorities have lots of power over people
B. individuals were easily able to influence the group
C. groups don't matter
D. individuals can be heavily influenced by groups
5. Stanley Milgram's research showed that
A. authority figures have little influence on people
B. people cannot be influenced to do immoral things
C. shocking people is immoral
D. authority figures could make people do morally wrong things like harm other people
6. Groupthink is
A. a trend in corporate decision-making that started in 2017
B. the tendency of members of a group to conform, resulting in a narrow view of an issue or problem
C. the best way to solve a problem
D. many people thinking at the same time
7. A bureaucracy is
A. None of the above
B. only found in hunting-gathering societies
C. only found in government
D. an organizational model designed to perform tasks efficiently
8. Some problems with bureaucracies include
A. All of the above
B. the possibility of creating an oligarchy
C. inertia
D. inefficiency and ritualism
E. alienation
9. An open/flexible organization differs from a bureaucracy in that
A. All of the above
B. it has a flatter organization & greater flexibility
C. it has competitive work teams
D. it has more creative autonomy
10. McDonaldization of society's 4 main goals are
A. burgers, fries, shakes, and pies
B. efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control
C. inefficiency, diversity, and flexibility
D. Muppets, puppets, Smurfs, and more puppets