Group Think
Group members believe their decisions cannot fail and ignore potential risks or negative consequences.
What is the Illusion of Invulnerability?
This final stage occurs when the group completes its task and members prepare to seperate.
What is Adjourning?
This type of group communication involves friends and acquaintances discussion sports, movies, or everyday topics.
What are Casual Groups?
This group member records ideas, decisions, and important information discussed during meetings.
Who is the Recorder?
The primary goal of this discussion method is to generate a large number of ideas before evaluating them.
What is Brain Storming?
Members feel pressure to agree with the majority and may be criticized for expressing doubts or disagreements.
What is Pressure for Conformity?
This is the first stage of group development where members get acquainted and learn about the group's goals.
What is Forming?
Study groups, Seminars, Laboratories, and workshops are examples of this type of group communication.
What are Learning Groups?
This person keeps the discussion moving, enforces ground rules, and helps members stay focused on the task.
Who is the Leader?
In this discussion format, audience members are encouraged to ask questions and make comments after a presentation.
What is a Forum
Group members keep their concerns or opposing opinions to themselves instead of speaking up.
What is Self-censorship?
In this stage, group members establish rules, expectations, and appropriate behavior.
What is Norming?
These groups investigate serious issues and develop recommendations and solutions for problems.
What are Problem Solving Groups?
Who is the Observer?
This special form of communication requires participants to act out the roles of other people to better understand different perspectives.
What is Role-Playing?
What is Excessive Stereotyping?
During this stage, conflict and disagreements often emerge as members express different opinions.
What is Storming?
These groups are commonly used in counseling or therapy and will allow members to vent emotions and frustrations.
What are Cathartic Groups
This member provides information, facts, or materials that help the group complete its task.
Who is the Resource Person?
In this format, an expert is questioned by a small group and may later answer questions from the audience.
What is a Colloquy?
Group members create excuses or justifications to support decisions, even when evidence suggest otherwise.
What is Collective Rationalization?
This stage is characterized by high productivity, teamwork, and the ability to make decisions, independently.
What is Performing?
These groups focus on concrete issues and create policies that determine how and when actions will be carried out.
What are Action Groups?
This task role introduces new ideas, suggestions, and approaches to help the group move forward.
Who is the Initiator?
This special form of group communication is useful when a large group wants maximum participation from all members.
What are Buzz Groups?