Chp 6
values, beliefs, and norms shared by a group
What is culture?
the right of the committee chair to call committee meetings
What is legitimate power?
What is an agenda?
it takes less time to make a group decision than an individual
What is the assembly effect?
His orange sweatshirt is a winner in room 130!
Who is Connor?
Extreme politeness, long pauses, yawning, and sighing
What is that which occurs with initial primary tension?
communication that modifies the attitudes and behaviors of others in order to meet group goals
What is leadership?
distributed before the next meeting
What are minutes?
a verifiable observed event
What is a fact?
Has a full body laugh that could be recognized throughout campus, but especially in room 130
Who is Garrett?
openly discuss what is causing the tension, feelings, and what to do
What is the best way to treat extended periods of secondary tension in small groups?
power that is based on attraction or identification with another person
What is referent power?
responsible for alerting members of the purpose, time, and place of meetings
Who is the group leader?
"The best place ever to spend a vacation is the snowy mountains of Colorado."
What is an opinion?
Who is Ella?
Humans are storytellers who share meaning through talk.
What is Symbolic Convergence Theory?
"I don't care. Whatever the group wants to do is fine with me."
What a 'lassez-faire' leader would say?
putting a new topic on a flip chart, a piece of paper, or elsewhere for future discussion and consideration
What is placing off topic items in the 'parking lot"?
an error in reasoning
What is a fallacy?
Who is Harry?
Meeting the psychological and rhetorical needs of the small group through creative and imaginative interpretations and ideas about events and happenings.
What is fantasy?
the examination of characteristics related to leadership
What is trait approach?
Addressing your comments directly to an individual rather than the whole group
What is a strategy for equalizing opportunities to participate?
systematic evaluation of ideas on the basis of evidence and logic rather than intuition, hunch, or prejudice.
What is critical thinking?
Two people with similar last names and two people with similar first names in room 130
Who are Kate and Katelynn?
OR
Who are Jessica Fannin and Garrett Fannon