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1 1.Relationship conflict is best described as conflict about: a.tasks and the work to be done. b.procedures, processes, and how the work should be done. c.personalities, often involving anger and ego clashes. d.ideology, philosophy, and fundamental belief systems. 2.Task conflict is best described as: a.tasks and the work to be done. b.procedures, processes, and how the work should be done. c.personalities, often involving anger and ego clashes. d.ideology, philosophy, and fundamental belief systems.  3.Team members high in motivation to acquire relationship-threatening information, or “MARTI”: a.make more sinister attributions about their coworkers behaviors and intentions. b.are more likely to include prospective group members in joining their group. c.plan to accept newcomers to their group. d.have lower levels of relationship conflict.  4.__________ centers on disagreements that team members have about how to approach a task and who should do what. a.Proportional conflict b.Task conflict c.Perceptual conflict d.Process conflict 5.Greater amounts of relationship conflict in a team are associated with lower levels of __________, and negatively associated with __________.  a.social loafing; team power b.performance; team effectiveness c.education; cognitive functioning d.compliance; financial stability     6.Tom and Tim are in a five-person team. Tim perceives that the team’s recent arguments pertain to team tasks. Tom does not detect such overtones of conflict in task discussions. The fact that they don’t see conflict in the same way is an example of __________ conflict. a.perceptual b.process c.task d.proportional  7.A team that has a large representational gap has: a.success in enticing other team members to adopt their position. b.a majority of members who privately agree with the minority. c.disagreements about how to approach a task and who should do what. d.inconsistent views and mental models about the definitions of the team’s problem or task.  8.Of the two ways which majorities and minorities influence their teams, which of the following is the best example of indirect influence? a.Sarah convinces Holly and Sue to adopt her position on their team project. b.Holly changes her behavior due to Sarah’s influence. c.Even though Sarah has convinced two members of the team to agree with her views, seven of the ten team members privately agree with Bob’s minority viewpoint. d.Sarah talks to Carl to try and convince him to understand and agree with her viewpoints on the project. Carl doesn’t agree right away, but after thinking about it for a week, he decides that Sarah’s view is best.  9.When people change their attitudes as a result of direct influence or pressure, this is referred to as: a.the sleeper effect. b.team power. c.conversion. d.compliance. 10.__________ is the term used to describe a person’s change in attitude and behavior as a result of their own thinking about a subject, and is more stable than an attitude change induced by peer pressure. a.Direct influence b.Interest-based approach c.Compliance d.Conversion