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When different messages and pressures from a single member of the role set are incompatible

15. All of the following are among the basic types of role conflict except:
a.
interrole conflict
b.
meta conflict
c.
intersender role conflict
d.
intragroup role conflict


ANS:  B                 

   16.   When different messages and pressures from a single member of the role set are incompatible, ____ may occur.
a.
interrole conflict
b.
person-role conflict
c.
intrasender role conflict
d.
intersender role conflict


ANS:  C                  

   17.   Greg, the plant manager, tells Wendy, the production manager: "It is imperative that this order be shipped before the end of the week. Do whatever it takes to get the order out on time." However, when Wendy tries to schedule her team for overtime so that the order can be completed on time, the human resource department informs her that Greg issued a directive the previous week stipulating that no overtime be allowed because of overruns in the personnel budget. Wendy may experience:
a.
intrasender role conflict
b.
interrole conflict
c.
person-role conflict
d.
role overload


ANS:  A                     

   18.   ____ occurs when two or more individuals perceive that their attitudes, behaviors, or preferred goals are in opposition.
a.
Conflict management
b.
Attitudinal structuring
c.
Interpersonal conflict
d.
Intrapersonal conflict


ANS:    C