CDAE 024 1st Edition Lecture 21Current LectureSmall Group Communication Small Group Process- The interaction among 3-9 people who are working together to achieve and interdependent goalEffective Small Group Communication- Support diversity- Seek consensus- Redirect conversation- Ask for participation- Reinforce desired behavior- Give feedback on effectBehavioral Functions of Group Members• Task Oriented Behaviors• Maintenance Functions• Self-Centered FunctionsTask BehaviorsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.1. Initiator: presents new ideas2. Information Seeker & Giver:- Seek and share facts3. Opinion Seeker & Giver:- Seek and share values4. Coordinator: sets agenda5. Critic: evaluates decisions6. Energizer: stimulates creativity7. Recorder: keeps notesMaintenance Behaviors1. Encourager: provides positive reinforcement2. Harmonizer: mediates3. Compromiser: cooperates to resolve conflict4. Gatekeeper: keeps communication open5. Standard Setter: sets and monitors goalsSelf- Centered Behaviors1. Aggressor: expresses negativity2. Blocker: constantly disagreeable3. Recognition Seeker: refocuses attention to self4. Joker: jokes around5. Dominator: tries to pulls rank6. Help Seeker: needs constant helpTypes of Small Groups• Task-oriented – formed to complete a task (study group for an exam)• Relationship oriented groups – long-term, inclusion and affection (family)• Assigned groups – Appointed (student board)• Emergent – results from conditions to form a cohesive group (college friends)Group Effort• Inverse Relationship between group size and individual effort (Ringlemann, 1913)• Social Loafing: a social phenomena whereby the presence of others results in a reduction of individual effort.Ex: A group of men were asked to pull on a rope, they each pulled less hard than when pulling alone Addressing “Social Loafing”- Clearly Define Expectations- Make Individual work visible to all members- Perception Check1. Observation2. Possible Interpretations3. Question- Set up Member