Group Dynamics Study Notes
90 Questions
0 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

Why do groups solve problems better than individuals?

Because each member brings diverse ideas and perspectives to the table.

What is the difference between a group problem and an individual problem?

  • A group problem is a problem that requires the cooperation of all group members to solve.
  • A group problem is easier to solve than an individual problem.
  • A group problem affects everyone in the group, while an individual problem only affects one person. (correct)
  • A group problem is a problem that is caused by the group as a whole.

    • What is the definition of a group?

    Three or more people working together for a shared goal.

    What is the difference between a dyad and a small group?

    <p>A dyad consists of two people, while a small group has at least three members.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define group dynamics.

    <p>The factors that influence relationships among members and ultimately impact group outcomes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Group hate is a positive feeling towards working in groups.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of communication?

    <p>The exchange of information, news, or ideas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of group focuses on personal support?

    <p>Primary Groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of group focuses on problem-solving?

    <p>Secondary Groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT an example of a support group?

    <p>Coworkers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of group shares information for application?

    <p>Learning Groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are organizational groups?

    <p>Groups formed due to an organization, such as sports teams or school groups.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a committee?

    <p>A group selected for a specific function or purpose.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a self-managed work team?

    <p>A group of 10 to 15 people who take on responsibilities previously held by their supervisors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define egalitarianism.

    <p>The belief that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are ethics?

    <p>A set of principles that underlie our ideas and actions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a participant-observer?

    <p>A group member who balances observing and participating in the group's activities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does system theory, developed by Ludwig von Bertalanffy, focus on?

    <p>The scientific study of systems, including their parts, functioning, and interactions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is input in group dynamics?

    <p>The experiences and knowledge each member brings to the group.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Explain the throughput process in group dynamics.

    <p>The way the group functions, processes ideas, and implements decisions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the output of a group?

    <p>The actual result or product produced by the group.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the environment in group dynamics?

    <p>All the surrounding factors that influence the group's growth and development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of system allows NO outside information?

    <p>Closed System</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which system is known for allowing outside information?

    <p>Open System</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a virtual group?

    <p>A group whose members are geographically dispersed and communicate electronically.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of a boundary spanner?

    <p>A group member who monitors the environment to bring relevant information into the group and share information with the outside world.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Explain interdependence within a group.

    <p>The reliance of group members on each other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is feedback in group dynamics?

    <p>Information that allows the group to monitor its progress and performance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    There is always one and only one way to reach a group's goal.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Groups always have one single cause for their decisions.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is nonsummativity (synergy) in group dynamics?

    <p>The idea that the group is not just the sum of its parts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a category of communication?

    <p>Formal Language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a signal in communication?

    <p>A stimulus transmitted from one person to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which dimension of communication focuses on the literal information being conveyed?

    <p>Content Dimension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which dimension of communication signals about the relationship between the people communicating?

    <p>Relational Dimension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define listening.

    <p>A complex process involving perception, interpretation, and responding to what is heard.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of listener focuses on developing relationships with the speaker?

    <p>People-Oriented Listeners</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of listener focuses on gathering information to complete a task?

    <p>Action-Oriented Listeners</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of listener analyzes facts and evidence, often requiring an expert to stay engaged?

    <p>Content-Oriented Listeners</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of listener is concerned with time constraints and reaching the end of the message quickly?

    <p>Time-Oriented Listeners</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a poor listening habit?

    <p>Active Listening</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define pseudo listening.

    <p>Pretending to listen while only catching a small amount of information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is silent arguing?

    <p>Formulating rebuttals to the speaker's message without fully listening to what they are saying.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Explain assuming meaning.

    <p>Assuming you know what the speaker means without asking for clarification.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is mind assault?

    <p>Insisting on your own interpretation of the speaker's message even if they have explained it differently.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define focusing on irrelevances.

    <p>Getting distracted during a conversation by things that are not relevant to the topic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is sidetracking?

    <p>Avoiding the main topic of conversation by introducing unrelated subjects.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define defensive responding.

    <p>Perceiving a threat in a communication and responding defensively.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is active listening?

    <p>Empathetic listening where the listener echoes, restates, and clarifies the speaker's message.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a message?

    <p>The information communicated by a speaker to someone else.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Explain bypassing in communication.

    <p>A misunderstanding that occurs because the sender and receiver have different interpretations of the same words or symbols.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define emotive words.

    <p>Words that evoke strong emotional responses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is nonverbal behavior?

    <p>Communication that is conveyed through facial expressions, gestures, mannerisms, and movements, rather than words.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a category of nonverbal behavior?

    <p>Language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define appearance as a nonverbal behavior.

    <p>The way a person looks, including their clothing, hairstyle, and overall presentation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does space and seating tell us about nonverbal behavior?

    <p>The way people use space and arrange themselves in a group setting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define facial expressions and eye contact as nonverbal behaviors.

    <p>Facial gestures that convey emotions and attitudes, and direct visual contact with the eyes of another person.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does movement tell us about nonverbal behavior?

    <p>How people move their bodies, including gestures, posture, and physical movement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define voice as a nonverbal behavior.

    <p>The way people speak, including volume, tone, pitch, and rate of speech.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of timing in nonverbal behavior?

    <p>The timing of nonverbal cues, such as the rate of speech, pauses, and silences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define proxemics.

    <p>The study of how people use personal space.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is group ecology?

    <p>The way people interact within a group, including their relationships, communication patterns, and power dynamics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define social presence.

    <p>The awareness of the people and the context surrounding a communication.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Explain structuration in group dynamics.

    <p>The process of how groups develop and evolve over time, influenced by their communication patterns, norms, and structures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define primary tension.

    <p>Tension that arises early in a group's formation as members try to understand their roles and relationships.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is secondary tension?

    <p>Disagreements and conflicts that arise within a group as members work towards their goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a stage of group socialization?

    <p>Acceptance Phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are task roles?

    <p>Roles that are necessary for completing a task or reaching a group objective.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define maintenance roles.

    <p>Roles that contribute to the positive and supportive climate of a group.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are individual roles?

    <p>Roles that prioritize individual needs over the group's needs, potentially hindering group progress.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define norms.

    <p>Unwritten, unspoken expectations for behavior within a group.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is considered a deviant?

    <p>A person who violates significant societal or group norms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define group climate.

    <p>The emotional atmosphere or tone created within a group.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a hidden agenda?

    <p>Unstated individual goals that may conflict with the group's shared objectives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define cohesiveness.

    <p>The extent to which group members are attracted to the group and motivated to stay.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is groupthink?

    <p>A phenomenon where group members suppress their own opinions to conform to the perceived majority opinion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Myers-Briggs personality type indicator asses?

    <p>All of the Above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define creative thinking.

    <p>The ability to generate original and unique ideas and solutions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a step in brainstorming?

    <p>Evaluate Ideas During Brainstorming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define synectics.

    <p>A type of brainstorming that uses analogies and metaphors to generate innovative ideas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is mind mapping?

    <p>A visual organizational strategy using words and symbols to represent concepts and their relationships.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is evidence?

    <p>Information, facts, or data that supports a claim or argument.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are arguments?

    <p>Claims supported by evidence and reasoning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define open-mindedness.

    <p>The willingness to consider and evaluate different perspectives and ideas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are probing questions?

    <p>Questions designed to delve deeper into information to gain more detailed and specific insights.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Explain ambiguity.

    <p>The quality of having more than one possible interpretation or meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is overgeneralization?

    <p>Drawing a broad conclusion from limited evidence or a single event.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define opinion.

    <p>A personal belief or judgment that may not be based on objective or verifiable evidence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are fallacies?

    <p>Incorrect or misleading arguments that are often used to persuade or manipulate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define either-or thinking.

    <p>Presenting only two options as if they are the only possibilities, while ignoring other alternatives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Group Dynamics Flashcards - Study Notes

    • Group Problem Solving: Groups often provide better solutions than individuals because diverse perspectives and ideas lead to a wider range of solutions. Individual problems only affect one person, whose solution is unique to their situation.

    • Group Definition: A group is composed of three or more people working towards a shared goal.

    • Small Groups: Consisting of at least three people, small groups allow members to be seen as individuals and their contributions to be valued.

    • Dyads vs. Small Groups: A dyad involves only two people communicating, whereas a small group includes three or more individuals collaborating.

    • Group Dynamics: Refer to factors influencing member relationships and affecting the group's outcome.

    • Group Hate: A negative emotional response to working in groups.

    • Communication: The exchange of information, news, or ideas.

    • Primary Groups: Formed for personal support, focusing on individual needs (e.g., family, friends).

    • Secondary Groups: Created for problem-solving, focusing on accomplishing a specific task (e.g., work teams, committees).

    • Support Groups: Allow members to share personal experiences and gain insights (e.g., friends, students, family).

    • Learning Groups: Focus on sharing and learning information to apply it (e.g., study groups, workers).

    • Organizational Groups: Formed by an organization to achieve specific goals (e.g., sports teams, school clubs).

    • Committees: Groups formed to address specific functions or tasks.

    • Self-Managed Work Teams: Teams (10-15 people) taking on responsibilities traditionally held by supervisors.

    • Egalitarianism: The belief in equality for all, with equal rights and opportunities.

    • Ethics: Principles that guide our ideas and behavior.

    • Participant-Observer: A role balancing observation with active participation in a group.

    • System Theory (Bertalanffy): A scientific approach analyzing systems, components, and interactions.

    • Input: The knowledge, experiences, and ideas members bring to the group.

    • Throughput Process: The group's function and actions in processing ideas and information.

    • Output: The final result or outcome of group efforts.

    • Environment: Factors surrounding a group, influencing its growth and development.

    • Closed System: A group with no external input (e.g., a jury).

    • Open System: A group interacting with its external environment (e.g., FFA officers).

    • Virtual Groups: Teams with members in various locations, interacting electronically.

    • Boundary Spanners: Group members who gather and share information from the external environment to aid the group.

    • Interdependence: Members relying on others within a group.

    • Feedback: Mechanisms used to monitor and adjust group operations.

    • Multiple Paths: Different approaches to achieve a goal.

    • Multiple Causes: Various factors contributing to decisions.

    • Nonsummativity (Synergy): The group's effect exceeds the sum of individual efforts.

    • Categories of Communication: Symbolic language, personal elements, and transactional aspects of communication.

    • Signal: Stimuli, including visual, auditory, olfactory, and tactile, used to transmit information.

    • Sign: Measurable or visible stimuli.

    • Symbol: Representations of abstract concepts or ideas.

    • Content Dimension: Literal meaning of a message.

    • Relational Dimension: Implied meanings or signals about the relationship between communicators.

    • Listening: A process involving perceiving, interpreting, and responding to messages.

    • People-Oriented Listeners: Focus on building relationships with speakers.

    • Action-Oriented Listeners: Seek specific information to accomplish tasks.

    • Content-Oriented Listeners: Evaluate the facts and evidence.

    • Time-Oriented Listeners: Value efficiency and speed in communication.

    • Poor Listening Habits: Pseudo listening, silent arguing, assumed meanings, mind assault, focusing on irrelevancies, and sidetracking.

    • Pseudo Listening: Pretending to listen, rather than actively engaging.

    • Silent Arguing: Refuting something without fully listening.

    • Assuming Meaning: Guessing speaker's intended meaning without clarifying.

    • Mind Assault: Responding to a speaker's message with defensiveness.

    • Focusing on Irrelevancies: Focusing on unrelated aspects of a message.

    • Sidetracking: Shifting the discussion to irrelevant subjects.

    • Defensive Responding: Perceiving a threat and reacting defensively.

    • Active Listening: Empathic listening demonstrating understanding.

    • Message: A speaker's communicated content.

    • Bypassing: A misunderstanding due to different interpretations of language.

    • Emotive Words: Words evoking strong emotional responses.

    • Nonverbal Behavior: Facial expressions, gestures, and other non-spoken cues.

    • Categories of Nonverbal Behaviors: Appearance, space, facial expressions, eye contact, movement, voice, and timing.

    • Appearance: Physical characteristics.

    • Space and Seating: Physical placement and space.

    • Facial Expressions: Conveyed emotions.

    • Eye Contact: Direct visual interaction.

    • Movements: Physical gestures.

    • Voice: Tone and style of speech.

    • Timing: Rate and timing of speech.

    • Proxemics: Personal space.

    • Group Ecology: Internal interactions of a group.

    • Social Presence: Awareness of another's presence.

    • Emojis: Text-based symbols expressing emotions online.

    • Structuration: Group development process.

    • Primary Tension: Early tension arising in group formation.

    • Secondary Tension: Disagreements arising in groups.

    • Tertiary Tension: Power struggles within a group.

    • Stages of Group Socialization: Antecedent, anticipatory, encounter, assimilation, and exit.

    • Task Roles: Roles focused on group tasks (e.g., clarifying).

    • Maintenance Roles: Roles supporting group relationships (e.g., showing solidarity).

    • Individual Roles: Roles prioritizing personal needs over group goals (e.g., blockers).

    • Rules: Written guidelines.

    • Norms: Unspoken, expected behaviors.

    • Deviant: A member violating significant norms.

    • Group Climate: Emotional atmosphere within a group.

    • Trust: Confidence in group members.

    • Hidden Agenda: Unstated goals that conflict with the group's objectives.

    • Cohesiveness: Attraction and motivation to remain in a group.

    • Groupthink: When all group members share the same ideas.

    • Myers-Briggs: Personality assessment instrument (I vs. E, S vs. N, T vs. F, P vs. J).

    • Creative Thinking: Originality and unique solutions.

    • 4 Steps of Brainstorming: Understanding the task, solution generation, idea generation without criticism, evaluation.

    • Synectics: Brainstorming method using analogies and metaphors.

    • Mind Mapping: Visual representation of ideas and connections.

    • Critical Thinking: Evaluative thought processes.

    • Evidence: Facts supporting a claim.

    • Arguments: Claims supported by evidence and reasoning.

    • Open-Minded: Accepting new ideas.

    • Probing Questions: Effective interrogation to understand context.

    • Facts: True and demonstrable information.

    • Ambiguous: Open to multiple interpretations.

    • Overgeneralization: Generalizing negative events as recurring patterns.

    • Opinion: Personal views.

    • Fallacies: Incorrect or mistaken beliefs.

    • Either-or-Thinking: Restricting options to two choices.

    Studying That Suits You

    Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.

    Quiz Team

    Description

    Explore key concepts in group dynamics including problem-solving, the definition of groups, and communication patterns. Understand the differences between dyads and small groups while learning about the emotional responses to group work. This set of flashcards is perfect for anyone studying group behavior.

    More Like This

    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Open
    Browser
    Browser