CMN 136 lecture midterm2
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- individual responsibilities in group deliberations
- contribute when they have info, present their point of view, participate in the evaluation of opinions, assisting in the process of discussion, express their understanding and approval
- group procedures
- plan an agenda, handle routine housekeeping, prepare for next meeting
- cooperative comm. patterns defensive/supportive
- defensive(evaluation, control, strategy, neutrality, superiority, certainty) supportive ( description, problem orientation, spontaneity, empathy, equality, provisionalism
- ways to develop cohesiveness
- establish compatible membership, develop shared goals, accomplish tasks, develop a positive history
- guidelines for achieving consensus
- follows standard agenda, estab a cooperative group climate, ID the pros & cons, discuss all concerns, avoid adversarial arguments, request a stand aside, avoid conflict suppressing tech., seek a supermajority
- Communication networks
- recitative pattern, subgroupig, dialoguing, multilateral pattern
- signs of high cohesiveness
- "we", joking laughter, proxemics, nonverbal liking, showup early leave late, sharing resources, willingness to engage in conflict
- effective attitudes/orientations
- responsibility, commitment, open mindedness, flexibility, objectivity, cooperation, acceptance, equality, + expectations, optimistic attitude, ethics, knowledge
- why we join groups
- interpersonal attraction, attraction to group activities, group goals, establishment of meaning & identity, personal advantage
- barriers to rational problem solving
- faulty generalization, causation, post-hoc reasoning, emotional lang., appeal to authority, damning the origen, apeal to tradition, bandwagon, reverse snobbery, call for perfection
- standard agenda
- problem identification, analysis, solution criteria, suggestions, evaluation & selection, implementation
- questions
- fact, value, policy
- roles
- demonstarte flexibility, avoid disruption, be experimental
- brainstorming ground rules
- state the idea, brainstorm individually, group brainstorm, review
- four phases of group emergence
- orientation, conflict, emergence, performance
- groups are able to
- produce quality solutions, guarantee implementation, be a source of learning for the members