Formal Groups Are Best Defined as Groups That Are

question 55

Multiple Choice

Formal groups are best defined as groups that are:

• A) set up by management to meet organizational objectives.
• B) formed when individuals in the organization develop relationships to meet personal needs.
• C) bound together by common interest such as political beliefs and social activities.
• D) created by members who are prone to social loafing and groupthink.

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Definitions:

Trained Introspection

A method in psychology where individuals are trained to carefully observe and report their own thoughts, feelings, and sensations.

Wilhelm Wundt

A German psychologist who is considered the father of experimental psychology.

Sensations

The process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment.

Structuralism

An early school of psychology that sought to understand the structure of the mind by analyzing the basic components of thoughts and sensations.