ABCOM01X - GROUP & TEAM COMM

Who published the first study of group communication at New School era of Communication in 1955?

Who explained the different types of power? (Include the year)

This term refers when three or more people INTERACT OVER TIME, DEPEND ON EACH OTHER, & FOLLOW SHARED RULES of conduct to REACH  a common goal (Wood, 2003)

This term refers when three or more individuals INTERACT ABOUT SOME COMMON PROBLEM/INTERDEPENDENT GOAL & can EXERT MUTUAL INFLUENCE over one another (Gerald Wilson, 2002).

It is a SPECIAL KIND of GROUP characterized by DIFFERENT BUT COMPLIMENTARY resources of group members & by a strong sense of COLLECTIVE IDENTITY (Wood).

Give the six characteristics of groups (in chronological order - separate your answer with comma)

It is a characteristic of group that identifies when group members are dependent to others to maintain the group's existence and achieve its goals; acknowledging that you need your group members to achieve your goals.

According to Cragon & Wright (1999), it is a characteristic of a group needed to achieve a goal. They broke it down into 4 parts namely: problem solving, role playing, & trust building.

It is a group characteristic that allows us to accomplish things we wouldn't be able to accomplish on our own; its whole point is the saying "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts".

People who were put together in a group share the same goal and passion about it.

It is the set standard for a group to help achieve the goal; could be formal and conscious or informal and unconscious.

When you are part of a group, you feel a sense of connection (with your co-members) and participation; sense of wholeness

Who categorized groups on the basis of WHY THEY WERE FORMED and the HUMAN NEEDS they serve? (include year) ex. RIZAL & JACINTO (1897)

A type of group that help us realize our human needs such as the feeling of receiving affection, love, inclusion, and acceptance; long-term; formed NOT TO accomplish tasks; eg. family, friends, roommates

A type of group formed to accomplish work, perform a task, solve problems, and make decisions; has objective goal/goal to be attained (Larson & LaFasto 1989)