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Discuss whether diversity helps or hinders a group.
 
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Which of the following differentiates introverts from extraverts?
 
  A) As compared to extraverts, introverts tend to be happier in their jobs and in their lives as a whole.
  B) Introverts are more socially dominant than extraverts.
  C) Introverts experience more positive emotions than extraverts.
  D) Introverts are generally more assertive than extraverts.
  E) Introverts are less impulsive than extraverts.


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Answer to Question 1

Most contemporary workplaces require extensive work in group settings. When people work in groups, they need to establish a common way of looking at and accomplishing the major tasks, and they need to communicate with one another often. If they feel little sense of membership and cohesion in their groups, all these group attributes are likely to suffer.
In some cases, diversity in traits can hurt team performance, whereas in others it can facilitate it. Whether diverse or homogeneous teams are more effective depends on the characteristic of interest. Demographic diversity (in gender, race, and ethnicity) does not appear to either help or hurt team performance in general. On the other hand, teams of individuals who are highly intelligent, conscientious, and interested in working in team settings are more effective. Thus diversity on these variables is likely to be a bad thingit makes little sense to try to form teams that mix in members who are lower in intelligence, conscientiousness, and uninterested in teamwork. In other cases, differences can be a strength. Groups of individuals with different types of expertise and education are more effective than homogeneous groups. Similarly, a group made entirely of assertive people who want to be in charge, or a group whose members all prefer to follow the lead of others, will be less effective than a group that mixes leaders and followers. Regardless of the composition of the group, differences can be leveraged to achieve superior performance.

Answer to Question 2

E
Explanation: E) As compared to introverts, extraverts tend to be happier in their jobs and in their lives as a whole. Extraverts are more socially dominant than introverts. Extraverts experience more positive emotions than introverts. Extraverts are generally more assertive than introverts. Extraverts are more impulsive than introverts.



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