Successful Teamwork Usually Results in Synergy

question 129

Multiple Choice

Successful teamwork usually results in synergy. Which of the following best describes what this means?

• A) The output of the individuals is combined or "syn"thesized to increase productivity.
• B) Working in teams saves energy.
• C) The outcomes and results are greater for all parties than would be possible with multiple individuals acting independent of one another.
• D) The outcomes and results are evenly shared among members resulting in greater harmony than would be possible with multiple individuals acting independent of one another.
• E) None of the above are correct

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Definitions:

Strategy Construction

Creation of new procedures for processing information.

Automaticity

The ability to process information with little or no effort.

Encoding

The process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory, part of how information is processed and retained.

Information-Processing Approach

A perspective in cognitive psychology that examines how humans interpret, store, and retrieve knowledge, paralleling human thought processes to computer operations.