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Effective problem-solving in groups involves several structured approaches and stages. Groups begin by identifying and analyzing the problem, ensuring a thorough understanding before moving forward.

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PD profit

inquiring green

sets high expectations & standards

requires private time

needs independene

innovative and ingenious

strategic thinker

emotionally self-controlled

seeks the big picture

investigative and inquisitive

analytical and systematic

improvement oriented

quality consious

logical and rational

Chapter 5 Non-verbal Communication

type of nonverbal communicaton
territory

gender differences

marked over time

marked using objects

fixed space that an individual assumes some right to occupy

subjective time
objective time

measure time

chronemics

learn to stop

proximatics how people use space

public space 3.6++

social space-----1.2M -----3.6M

personal space -----45------1.2M

intimate space --- 0 ---- 45

touch

indicate relationship, status and intimacy

voice

tone of the language

detect interest, surprise, sarcasm, confusion, nervousness

face and eyes. regulate conversation

demostrate interest and attraction, exhibit emotions

Kinesics

body movement study

Nonverbal Emotion
More complex emotions hard to express (((shame)))
some emotions are universal((heppy sa))
people express emotions for survival
The nature
rule governed
culture-bound
multi channelled
Non linguistic
Comtinuous
Ambiguous
Why focus on nonverbal
approximately 93% of emotional meaning is communicated nonverbal
most significant source of emotional information is the face~~~
nonverbal message communicate feelings and attitudes
Nonverbal cues and deception
Adults took for inconsistant in nonverbal behaviour
Children look for inconsistency in verbal behavior
Low self-monitors are not ~~~~
High self-monitors are better at controlling their nonverbal displays and deceiving others
Some professionals ared trained to detect liars -actors lawyers
What is that
Micro emotions also reveal true intentions
Women are better at decording nonverbal messages
inconsistent verbal and nonverbal messages are likely to confuse the receiver
Some people are really good at controlling their nonverbal displays and hiding their true intention
Some people are more express than others and thus more likely to reveal their true intention
less controlable
more truthful
sign language is consided by verbal

It is not non-verbal language

express messages other words
not verbal

Chapter 2 Perception, the Self, and Communication

Identity Management
Perceiving the Self
it is a set of relatively stable perceptions that each of us holds about ourselves----------------like a mental mirror that reflects how we view ourselves

Communication and development of the self

Preceiving others
Empathy and Perception

Put youself on others to think

Empathy is the ability to re-create another person's perspective, to experience the world from the other's point of view

perception-checking

Dimensions of wmpathy

Perception and Culture
Situational factors influencing perception

self-consept

knowledge

expectations

past experience

degree of involvement with the other person

relational satisfaction

we are influenced by what is most obvious

we tend to favour negative impressions over positive ones

We tend to assume that others are similar to us

We cling to first impressions, Even if wrong

after we form an opinion of someone, we tend to hang on to it and make any conflicting information fit our image

Common perceptual Tendencies

we often judge ourselves more charitably than we judge others

Narratives and Perception

reality in the workplace and elsewhere isn't 'out there'; rather, we create it with others through communication

sense-making

Once people's perception have been defined

Differing narrative can lead to problematic communication

Narratives: the stories people create and use to make sense og their personal worlds

chapter 10 solving problems in groups

Leadership and power in groups
what makes leaders effective

situational approaches

leadership style

laissez-faire leadership style

give up power

democratic leadership style

authoritarian leadership style

power

trait analysis

characteristics

power is not an either or concept

power is distributes among group members

power is group centred

types of power in group

referent power

information power

expert power

reward power

coercive power

legitimate power

nominal leader

maintaining positive relationship
building cohesiveness

process

8. shared experience

7. mutual perceived attractiveness and friendship

6. threat from outside the group

5. interdependence of members

4. lack of perceived threat between members

3. shared norms and values

2. progress toward these goals

1. shared or compatible goals

share a similar aim

if wrong target

productive

basic skills
Approaches and stages in problem-solving
Developmental Stages in problem-solving groups

reinforcement stage

everyone endorse

emergence stage

conflict to one

conflict stage

defence themselves queasion others

orientation stage

familiar with each other

follow up on the solution

modification

fix the group's approach

periodically evaluate progress

implement the plan

provide for emergencies

define responsibilities

determine resources

identify tasks

exaluate possible solutions

? contain disadvantage

? implemented

? desire change

Develop creative solutions

nominal group technique

without being attacke

ranking

brainstorm

combine and improvement

quantity is sought

freewheel is encouraged

criticism is discouraged

analyze the problem

detail

Identify the problem
Group problem-solving formats
Computer-Mediated Groups

disadvantage

lack detail

longer respond time

different to convey emotion

advantage

comfortable speaking out online

easy to schedule

types of problem-solving groups

forum

Symposium

symbol

panel discussion

a man encourage other

parliamentary procedure

how decision make

focus groups

marketing

problem census

collect card

breakout groups

distribute and report back

When to use groups for problem soving
someone may disagree
more decision and solution
Task interdependent
one people cannot handle
Advantages of group Problem-solving
commitment
more accuracy
more resource

Chapter 9 The Nature of Groups

Cultural Influences on group communication
INdividualism VS collectivism

collectivism

like team players

feel loyalties and obligations to the group

Individualism

People like producing and rewarding stars

responsibility to themselves gain most of individual identity self-esteem

Understanding the often subtle cultural factors
Partterns of interaction
decition-making methods

Selecting a decision-making method

time available

the importance of the decision

The type of rule

Authority rule

! Very quick

may reduce effectiveness

Minority Control

form a committee and use less time

Maybe corrupt

expert opinion

it can work well if the person is superior

Majority rule

vote

Producing unhappy members interior in quality

Consensus

All people support and increase the qualityof decision take much time, not suitable for emergencies

sociogram

topologies

wheel network

a person becomes a hub gatekeeper

managing messages

chain network

information move sequentially from one member to another

not reliable because message can be changed

all chanel network

Characteristics of Groups
roles

role-releted problems and solutions

! role fixation

performing a unnecessary role

overabundance informal roles

competition

informal roles(task role, social role) go unfilled

?role emergence

Patterns of behaviour expected of members

informal roles

rarely acknowledeged with a label

Optimal balance (2:1)

dysfunctional roles

social roles

help relationship smoothly

Task role

help accomplish its goal

Formal roles

assigned by an org or a group to establish order Always come with a title

Rules and Norms

Group norms

Identify

Look for publishment

Look for common behaviours

Know the group norms to gain acceptance into group; Help group operate more effectively

task

how the job itselfshould be handled

procedual

how group work

social

relationship

norms

behaviours

beliefs

values

Rule

guideline

Type of Groups
growth groups

teach member about themselves

social groups

satisfy the social needs of each members

Problem-solving Groups

work to resolve a mutual concern of members

Learning Groups

increase the knowledge or skill of each member

What is Group
a small colletion of people whose members interact with each other, usually face to face, over time in order to reach goals

goal

types of goals

Group Goals

if match, no conflict

Hidden agenda

When the gap between individual and group goals is not public, the individual goal becomes hidden agenda

Individual Goals

individual motive

social orientation(not always state)

gain the liking of others

exercise influence over others

sense of belonging

task orientation

not all group have goal

family or prison

Size

from 3 to 7-20

as group gets larger, three ingredients for dissatisfaction

few chances to participate

less sccess to information

schedule meetings

optimal size for a group is the smallest number of people capable of performing the task at hand effectively

Time

! A collection of people who interact for a short while doesn't qualify as a group

exp. onlookers at fire building space

interdependence

ripple effect

can be positive or negetive

Interaction

Non-Verbal

virtual group

The leveling of status differences

rank is much less prominent than when theu meet face to face

getting together is fast and easy

hypothetical classrom

?Does include professor

Verbal

Subtopic

3 Language

some cultures use direct language or indirect language
high context focus on harmony between people
low context express ideas as clear as possible more on words
oppressive language
note that power can be also percepual
offensive and derogatory language makes other people feel week or inferrior in relation to us
often the words we use and how we speak can be derogatory towards others
ageism
homophobic language

reveals insensitivety or intolerance toward people who are gay, lesbian

words that reflect a bias again the old or the young

young = fast

old = slow

Gender % communication
gender inconsistant
the situation plays a significant role in shaoing people's communication
sex roles
Men use direct strategies

women use undirect strategies

the content of male and female speech
Gender is role in the wat the language in used and understanded
Biases in language
sexism

emotion language can reflect sexism

emotive language

conveys the sender's attitude more so than describing something

The occupations that are deemed appropriate for men and women are a result of socialization

society socializes us to believe men and women should behave in certain ways

referring to a single subject only as "he" or "him"

the power of language
status

people with credibility and status are more likely to be rated as likeable and knowledge

when someone has the ability to influence others

credibility and status go hand in hand

credibility

we adhere to what we say and ollow their recommondation

people are heavily influenced by experts

naming

having a religious name intitle stereotype

Have a cool name shapes how peers view a child

our name can guide out decision

names shape the way others view us. We view ourselevs amd how we act

Chapter 4 Listening

Responding with empathy
no advising, no judging
paraphrase the emotions
paraphrase the content
ask appropriate queation
understand & Support your partern's fealing
emotional intelligence
personal listening styles
time oriented listening

effective

focus on the timeline and deadline

action oriented listening

like clear message and focus on the task

people oriented listening

attend to people's mood

content oriented listening

detail and key

bad listening
ambush listening

prepare to attack

defensive listening
selective listening

respond only the parts of speech

pseudolistening

fake listening

Listening barriers
physical noise
psychological noise
speech rate - processing rate
Information overlaod
Put in the effort (self-focused listening)
Misconception about listening
All listeners do not receive the same message

many factors

Listen requires effort

listen need mental effect and long time can not grasp the attention of receiver

Listening is not a natural process

can learn easily

Listening
-remembering

Long Term Memory

Short Term Memory

Sensory Memory

-responding
-understanding
-attending
-selecting
Manual
Hearing
Automatic

Chapter 1 Human communication: What and Why

Clarifying misconceptions about Communication
More communication is not always better
Communication is not simple
Meaning rest in people, not in words
Communication will not solve all problems
No single person or event causes another's reaction

many factors play a role in how others will react to your communication in a given situation

Communication is not always a good thing

in truth, Communication is nerther good nor bad in itself, its value comes from the way it is used

Communication does not always require complete understanding

Jamming builds rapport

Sessioins go to new places

Everyone gets a solo

Participants follow rules

Coorination is more important than understanding

Communication Competence: What Makes an Effective Communicator?
Characteristics of Competent Communicators

commitment to the relationship

build trust

Self-Monitoring

Cognitive Complexity

understanding other

critical think

Empathy/Perspective-Taking

put yourself in someone

Skill at performing behaviours

Ability to choose the most appropriate behaviour

A wide range of behaviours

Social Chameleons

Competence can be Learned
Competence is Relational
Competence is Situational
There is No 'Ideal' way to communicate
Modelling Communication
A Transactional Model

relational, not individual

we do with others

fluid, not static

Simultaneous Sending and Receiving

feedback: the discernible response of a receiver to a sender

A linear Model

environment

overlap means in common

less overlap, harder communicate

money

culture

noise

psychological

students got a "D" and become upset and cannot understand what went wrong

physiological

illness

external (physical noise)

real noise

channel: face-to-face and writing

You choose can make different effect

giving an injection

Functions of Communication
Practical Needs

Jobs

Communication skills'as the top characteristic that employers seek in job candidates

Social Needs

need for escape, need for control, need for pleasure

Identity Needs

we should know who we are

Physical Needs

necessary for physical health

terminal cancer

early death

Types of Communcation
Mass Communication

Controlled by many gatekeepers, who can determine what and when

Messages by channel are developed or financed by large organizations.

Large audiences without contact between senders and receivers.

Public Communication

uneuqal communication and sometimes there are just a small group or even a people doing all talking and rest of group becomes an audience.

Small-group Communication

Family or a collection of students or co-workers collabotaing on a project

Dyadic/interpersonal Communication

Dyadic communication

shift from other type of communication in nature

dyad: two people interaction

Intrapersonal Communication

Communication with oneself

Communication Defined
communication is a continuous, irreversible, transactive process involving communicators who occupy different but overlapping environments and are simultaneously senders and receivers of messages, many of which are distorted by physical and psychological noise

Communication is Symbolic

arbitrary nature

We overcome the arbitrary nature by following linguistic rules and customs.

Communication is process

Communication is a process is reflected in the transactional model

respond will depend on experience s stretching far back in time and the history can shapr your response to the friend's remark,

communication is human