Chapter 10 Flashcards
(21 cards)
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What are the characteristics of a group?
Group Communication
shared identity, interdependent relationships, & shared goal
Group Communication
What are the stages of group development?
Forming, storming, norming, performing, & adjourning
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How does group complexity occur?
As the size of a group increases, their ways of communicating becomes more complex
reference photo on pg.769 of textbook
Group Communication
What does dyad mean?
In the dyad, there is only one relationship ( person 1 and person 2).
. The number of relationships multiply with each additional person
What is a Group Network?
keyword GROUP
the exchange of information between a group of people who share a common interest or work for an organization.
What is a chain network?
keyword CHAIN
When information is passed from one member to the next in a hierarchal sequential pattern
started at manager and passed down to end at lowest level employee
What are all-channel networks?
all members of group interact with one another freely
no leader. all members operate at the same level of centrality.
example: roundtable discussions
What are wheel networks?
One individual acts as a touchstone for all the others in the group; all group members share their information with that one individual, who then shares the information with the rest of the group.
Group Communication (task roles)
What does an information giver do?
offers facts, beliefs, personal experience, or other input during group discussions
Group Communication (task roles)
What does an information seeker do?
actively asks questions or requests clarification to gather more information relevant to a group discussion or decision-making proces
Group Communication (task roles)
What does an elaborator do?
acts as an “idea explainer” by adding depth and clarity to initial suggestions
Group Communication (task roles)
What does an initiator do?
person who first initiates the communication process
Group Communication (task roles)
What does in administrator do?
person responsible for managing the administrative aspects of a communication team or department within an organization
Group Communication
What are the purpose social roles?
manage how people in the group are feeling and getting along with each other
Group Communication (social roles)
What is a harmonizer?
seeks to smooth over tension in the group by settling differences among members and working out compromises when conflict arises
Group Communication
What are antigroup roles?
create problems because they serve individual members’ priorities at the expense of group needs
Group Communication (antigroup roles)
What does a blocker do?
indulges in destructive communication, including opposing or criticizing all ideas and stubbornly reintroducing an idea after the group has already rejected or bypassed it
Group Communication (antigroup roles)
what does an avoider do?
refuses to engage in the group’s proceedings by expressing cynicism or nonchalance toward ideas presented or by joking or changing the subject
Group Communication (antigroup roles)
what does a recognition seeker do?
calls attention to themself by boasting or by going on and on about his or her qualifications or personal achievements
Group Communication (antigroup roles)
what does a distractor do?
goes off on tangents or tells irrelevant stories
Group Communication (antigroup roles)
what does a sensor do?
monitors the group’s emotions and dynamics to disrupt or undermine the group’s progress
