Sometimes a task leader will emerge in a group who is very controlling and authoritarian. This person may have difficulty delegating responsibility and trusting others to do work up to his or her standards. This group may not become a group because ___________

A. authoritarian controlled discussion groups lack leadership
B. authoritatively controlled discussion groups often constrain role emergence
C. authoritatively controlled discussion groups often have a leader who is dissatisfied because he or she thinks no one else is doing any work.
D. authoritatively controlled discussion groups have an overwhelming amount of primary tension
E. authoritatively controlled discussion groups are often dominated by high levels of referent power

ANS: b

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