Deck 9: C: Communicating in Groups

Question 1

List two of the four antigroup roles.

Answer 1

Antigroup roles discussed include the blocker, avoider, recognition seeker, and distractor.

Question 2

What are the three identified causes of communication apprehension within a group communication context?
Answer Key

Answer 2

lack of self-esteem, status differences, and unbalanced participation

Question 3

How does your textbook suggest that you can determine the cohesion of a group?

Answer 3

Ask other members for their opinions about the problem norm you have identified.

Question 4

In a(n) _____________ network, all members are an equal distance from one another and all members interact with one another.

Question 5

Provide an example of a problem-solving group.

Question 6

In a(n) __________ culture, members of a group seek consensus and group harmony.

Question 7

Describe one of the norms that has developed in one of your groups.

Question 8

Define the term group.

Question 9

What three characteristics do all groups have in common?

Question 10

List the five stages that groups go through as they develop according to Tuckman's Model of Group Development.

Question 11

Name three of the challenges a group faces as it grows larger.

Question 12

Contrast what is meant by a clique and a countercoalition.

Question 13

Contrast the difference between centrality and isolation in a network.

Question 14

A(n) __________ seeks to smooth over tension in a group by settling differences among members.

Question 15

Briefly describe a hypothetical chain network.

Question 16

What purpose does an elaborator serve in a group?

Question 17

Define social loafing.