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| When people work together they get different result than when the same people work alone |
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| Groups taken information from there environment and must be open to its effects |
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| Groups must synthesize the data they get from being open (input->transformation->output) |
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| members must work together to accomplish the task, not just side-by-side effort |
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Group communication changes depending of feedback
Positive and negative |
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| Groups tend towards stagnation and chaos with new input |
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| There are many paths to the same results "Not different people in the groups, but, different groups" |
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| Taking account of the larger enviroment |
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| Groups don't operate in a vacuum and greater context can affect a group |
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| Change in the topic of discussion |
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| Changes in the group context |
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| Using how something is done to create new ways of doing things |
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| Sensitivity to initial conditions |
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| First impressions are important |
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| Seemingly meaningless activities can create important influences of how a group communicates |
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| Groups change and grow through times |
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| There are moments when a group is ready to make a decision or act |
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| What ever a group member says or does cannot be taken back and will always have some affect on the group |
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| Why do individuals join groups |
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*Attraction theory
*Interpersonal Communication Motives |
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| 6 Interpersonal communication motives |
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Inclusion
Affection
Control
Escape
Pleasure
Relaxation |
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*Task
*Social
*Self-Oriented |
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| Before meeting your group |
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| which individuals decide what they expect from group membership as well as each group member |
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| Group members come together for the first time face to face establishing group goals and roles |
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| New members accept the established group culture and begin to identify with the group and its members |
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| End of group, whether you leave or group splits |
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| Outcomes of Socialization |
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*Cohesion
*Consensus
*Communication Satisfaction
*Loneliness |
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*Embrace the norms of the new group
*Acquired skills and knowledge to assume the acquired role
*Learn what is and what is not important
*Move from being a noncontributing member to a productive one |
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*Recruit members that will fit well fit well and bring the required recourses to the group
*Initiate new members formally or informally(Show them the ropes)
*Include new members in activities
*Have a group member mentor the new comer(often falls) on the are who recruited them |
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| Using presentational aids |
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| Good Powerpoint can make your speech that much better or worst |
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| Communication Apprehension |
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*Trait apprehension
*Context based apprehension
*Audience based apprehension
*Situation based apprehension |
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Friendly
Impression leaving
Relaxed
Contentious
Attentive
precise
animated
dramatic
open
dominant |
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*Argumentativeness
*Verbal Aggressiveness |
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*Machiavellianism
*Self-monitoring
*Self esteem |
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