Exam 9: Building an Effective, Ethical Small Group

______ help explain why those near the end of a project are more likely to spend additional funds to finish it.

Higher level moral reasoning is a positive outcome of substantive conflict.

Based on your experiences and observations, explain how meetings ARE the work of a leader.

Affective conflict promotes good group decisions.

Define "intergroup leadership."

______ is pursuing a failed course of action and is a consequence of mismanaged agreement.

One of the consequences of mismanaged agreement is continuing to pursue a failed course of action, which is called ______.

Controlling messages imply that the recipient is inadequate.

______ is how desirable the outcome is for individual group members.

Develop an argument for a controversy of your choice. Be sure to clarify the controversy, develop reasons and evidence, and consider how to respond to arguments made by those on the other side of the issue.

Seeking areas of agreement is one of the suggestions to improve listening performance in a group setting.

Explain why social loafing is unethical.

______ listening is motivated by the need to understand and retain messages.

A few people engaged in communication interaction over time, usually in face to face and/or computer-mediated environments, who have common goals and norms and have developed a communication pattern for meeting their goals in an interdependent manner is a definition of a ______.

All of the following are suggestions for listening in a group, EXCEPT:

Action anxiety is one of the psychological factors that accounts for the ______.

All of the following are suggestions for addressing the ethical challenges of virtual teams EXCEPT:

Discuss the elements of a small group.

Describe the factors leading to social loafing.

______ is how much a person expects that his or her effort will lead to high group performance.