4 Social Networks in Groups Online Quiz Questions

When mapping a project team, you represent each person separately from the relationships connecting them. What network-analysis term labels each person?

A team has many possible member-to-member relationships, but only a small share of them are actually present. Which network-level property is low?

A project chart assigns Maya to report to Lee, but several colleagues seek advice from Jordan because of Jordan’s expertise. Which interpretation best distinguishes these relationships?

A member’s weak ties may connect them to less familiar information or to people in other groups.

A team is choosing measures to describe different network positions. Select all statements that correctly match a measure with what it captures.

True or false: If one member has high betweenness centrality, the group’s network must also have high network centralization.

In a team network, one member has relatively few connections compared with the others. What network-position term describes this member?

A project team has two close-knit subgroups and only a few ties between them. Select all conclusions supported by this pattern.

In a communication network, Priya can reach most other members through relatively short paths. Which centrality measure most directly captures this position?

A research team relies on one member to maintain connections with people outside the team and bring information back. Which network role does that member fill?

A team wants broad participation in time-sensitive coordination but also needs to keep communication manageable. Compare chain and all-channel networks, describing a relevant tradeoff for each and explaining which you would choose under these priorities.

In a project team, one specialist is the only person connecting two subteams. What risk does this network position create if the specialist is unavailable?

In a team, most members send updates to one coordinator, who then shares them with the rest of the team. Which network structure does this arrangement most closely resemble?

A team wants broad participation in discussion and accepts that members will need to spend time maintaining many connections. Which network structure best fits that trade-off?

Two departments within a project team communicate frequently within their own departments but rarely across departments. Which structure best describes this pattern?

A member has high centrality in a group’s advice network. This alone establishes that the member is the group’s leader.

A team member regularly links the team to people outside the group. What network role describes this member?

Which centrality measure describes how many direct ties a member has in a network?