(Midterms) Group Communication Flashcards
the ability of being able to work in groups
group communication
one of the top 10 skills sought in college graduates
group communication
how many people are needed to be able to create a group
3-20
T or F: in a group, everyone has the same goal
true
consists of verbal and nonverbal messages shared among members
group communication
group of people who are intimate with one another that can create a sense of home, group, identity, etc
family/families
this builds self-concept and self-esteem through praises, acceptance and love
healthy family communication
T or F: all families have healthy family communication
false; hindi lahat
people who genuinely care about each other while spending time together
social group
people who come together to encourage, support, and make a safe environment for one another
support group
T or F: family and intimate friends can be a support group
TRUE
fulfill our needs to belong
social groups
people who come together due to same interest, hobby or activity
interest group
people who like joining charities that raise money to help organizations
service group
T or F: in service groups, communication must be clear especially in assigning tasks, roles an responsibilities
true
work group are build of how many person/s
3 or more
work together to complete sa specific task
work group
subset of work group
work group team
this is a subset where the members hold themselves mutually accountable
work group team
have an appropriate number of members with diverse skills and viewpoints
effective group teams
are composed of people with diff but relevant knowledge and skills
effective work group teams
they state their goals efficiently and properly that motivate their members to be able to achieve it
effective work group team
usual ideal size of a work group team
5-7 members
develop explicit member roles and rules
effective work group teams
members with diverse information, perspective and value
heterogenous group
hetero means
diverse
this is a group that discuss more before deciding for a final decision
heterogenous group
group with people who have the same infos, perspective and values
homogenous group
this group tend to overlook important infos
homogenous group
T or F: homogenous group tend to take shortcuts in deciding
true
which group is better: homogenous group or heterogenous group
heterogenous
homo means
same
T or F: in homogenous group the members tend not to think the same strategies
false; same strategy naiisip nila
elements of work group team goal
- specific
- common purpose
- challenging
- shared
group of people who are separated physically but come together to “meet” and communicate with each other
virtual group
T or F: most work group team communication focuses on what type of issue
task-related issue
characteristics of healthy groups
- have ethical goals
- independent
- cohesive
- develop and abide by productive norms
- accountable
- synergetic
is the multiplying force of a group that will result in a combined effort greater than any part by working together
synergy
T or F: in fulfilling goals, it requires sacrifice and hardwork
true
group where members respect each other and work side by side to reach the team goal
highly cohesive group
expectation for the members of the group are to behave
norms
prescribed behavior that will help the group meet their goals and conversation
ground rules
are groups much dedicated in accomplishing a goal to foster positive relationship
face-to-face groups
means fake
pseudo
conflict where members believe that their ideas are wrong but it was just a misunderstanding
pseudo-conflict
can be a misperception
pseudo-conflict
what can be done to prevent pseudo-conflict
perception checking
is superficial and can be easily resolved
pseudo-conflict
occurs when the ideas or opinions of 2 or more members are incompatible
issue-related group conflict
one of the reason why every people have different personalities
personality-related group conflict
when 2 or more members are defensive due to the feeling of being attacked
personality-related group conflict
conflict when people come together from different culture and have diff cultural background
culture and conflict
tend to abide by unique communication norms.
culture and conflict
