Explain the 6 characteristics of small groups. - 1) small number of people (12-15)
2) shared purpose/common goal
3) Interaction
4) common experience/sense of belonging
5)Interdependence
6)Psychological Bond
Primary vs. secondary groups with examples - Primary - fullfill the basic social needs...
CMST 2064 Midterm - Fannin
Explain the 6 characteristics of small groups. - 1) small number of people (12-15)
2) shared purpose/common goal
3) Interaction
4) common experience/sense of belonging
5)Interdependence
6)Psychological Bond
Primary vs. secondary groups with examples - Primary - fullfill the basic social needs (love,
affection, support, belonging) Ex: Family and best friends
Secondary - task groups (accomplish goal, limited life-span) Ex: problem solving groups, decision-making
groups, study groups, therapy groups, committees
6 characteristics of an effective group. - 1) clear, elevating goal
5 tips to avoid in an effective group - 1) distrust of other team members
2) fear conflict
3) lack of commitment to the team
4) avoid accountability
5) lack of focus in achieving results
5 Characteristics of an effective group member - 1) experience (managing problems and decisions)
, 2) problem solving ability
3) openness and supportiveness
4) action oriented
5) positive personal style (easy to work with)
explain the rational dialectics theory and types of group dialectics - Ration Dialectics(interpersonal
relationship) - tension/pull btwn 2 contradicting needs in a relationship - need balance for the two items
(freedom vs. being close to someone)
Group dialectics -
1)Conflict and cohesion - too much conflict, group falls but too much cohesion, then bad decisions made
2) Conforming and nonconforming - task dimensions are anything that helps group accomplish a goal,
social dimensions are anything that the group does to form better relations
What is a system? - a set of interconnected parts working together to form a whole in the context
of a changing environment - members interrelate with each other as a whole identity
4 characteristics of a system - 1) any part of a system can only be understood with in the context
of an entire system
2) more than the sum of its parts - groups respond to each other
3) all parts interact dynamically and constantly -domino effect
4) interacts with its environment
Difference btwn input, entropy, throughput, and output. - input - resources that come from the
outside of a system - input stops system dies
Entropy - lack of input, wearing down process of a system - leads to termination
throughput - turning all input into output - Transforming resources into final product
Output - the final product(all group members affect eachother - interconnectedness)
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