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This term refers to the awareness of every other member in a group.
Copresence
100
Name 2 of the communication networks.
Chain, Circle, Wheel, Comcon
100
What kind of group has no history of working together and only stays together for a brief period of time?
Zero-history group
100
What is the simplest framework for studying a group?
Input-Process-Output
100
What is the most decentralized communication network?
Comcon
200
This is when members move toward the extreme point in the direction indicated by the members' pre-deliberation tendencies.
Group polarization
200
Name 3 of the 4 hypothetical small decision-making group sequences.
Unitary, Problem-oriented, Solution-oriented, Complex
200
Which archetype usually consists of about 3-15 members who are responsible for both accomplishing particular tasks and planning and monitoring their group's performance?
Self-managing work team
200
Which theory includes these steps: Build a solid information base, prioritize key values, identify a broad range of solutions, weigh pros and cons, and make the best decision possible?
Functional Theory
200
What is the most centralized communication network?
Wheel
300
Define social loafing.
Where one member of a group does not contribute to the group and instead takes advantage of the group and its benefits.
300
Name 3 of the 7 criteria for evaluating social scientific theory.
Clarity, Logical coherence, Novelty, Falsifiability, Validity, Parsimony, Scope
300
Which kind of jury uses a straw poll at the beginning of deliberation?
Verdict-driven jury
300
What are the three steps to Salazar's model for creative groups?
Inventory, Perturbations, and Amplification and extension
300
Which of the hypothetical small decision-making group sequences is most like functional theory?
Unitary Sequence
400
This consists of regularized structures of meaning like language, symbol systems, or discourses; power like economic and political institutions or patterns of domination; and norms like legal institutions, morality, or etiquette.
Social System
400
What are the 4 core characteristics of a group?
Copresence, Coherence, Shared purpose, Interdependence
400
Describe the difference between task forces and x-teams
Task force: usually small, temporary group formed of diverse members who come together to accomplish a task. X-Team: a diverse group that focuses outside of the group and organization on members' networks.
400
Which theory gives us the coordination and process economy rules?
Process Effectiveness Model
400
What are the two most fundamental requirements for a sound theory?
Clarity and Logical coherence
500
Define perturbation.
Self-imposed disruption for a group designed to stimulate creativity.
500
Name the 5 decision rules.
Divine randomness, Proportional outcomes, Majority rule, Deciders and clerks, Unanimity
500
Define archetype.
Regularly forming group that has broadly recognized sets of meanings, power relations, and norms.
500
What is the message of structuration theory?
The group is greater than its individual members. (The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.)
500
Name 2 of the symptoms of groupthink.
Illusion of invincibility, self-censorship of deviations from the consensus, and self-appointed mindguards.