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Leadership in Small Groups
quiz one, up to chapter 4
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Undergraduate 1
02/17/2011

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Communication
Definition

process of acting on information.

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Transactive Processes
Definition
Live-in person human communication. send/receive messages simultaneously-people judge you by your behavior not your intent
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Mediated Settings
Definition
Phone, text, email, downlink. not "face to face"
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common purpose
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keep together until reach goal
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sense of belonging
Definition
feel part of the group
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exert influence
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verbally or nonverbally. influence the group and accomplishment of goal
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Community
Definition

a) a geographic or territorial dimension

b) a human life dimension (basic needs)

C) a system of locality-oriented social actions (common interests)

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community agency
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not only motivations for action, but also capacity for it
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Teams
Definition
Highly structured, more so than small groups. 
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all teams are small groups, not all groups operate as a team

t/f

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true
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Carl Larson and Frank LaFasto
Definition
studied real life teams
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Social Facilitation
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Tendency for people to work harder because others are present
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Group Think
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Most people do not like conflict
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Primary Groups
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Fulfill basic need to associate with others. Family, friends
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Secondary Groups
Definition
therapy groups, committees, focus groups, etc.
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Problem Oriented
Definition
Define problem, analyze problem
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Discussion Management 
Definition
Maintain task focus, manage interaction
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Solution Oriented
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Identify criteria, generate solutions, evaluate solutions
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relational
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manage conflict, maintain climate
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ethics
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beliefs, values, moral principles by which we determine right and wrong 
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Theory
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enables us to make reasonably precise predictions that may be termed scientific. 

crucial to the study of small groups

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Explanatory: Function

of Theory

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Process theories, descriptive
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Predictive
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Method theories; prescriptive
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consumer decision making steps
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*need recognitin. *info search *evaluation of alternatives *purchase decision *post purchase decision
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5 theories of group communication
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*social exchange *systems *symbolic convergence *structuration *functional theory
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social exchange theory
Definition
rewards (pleasurable outcomes) - costs (anxiety, mental effort)= profit
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