CMST 2064 : Spring 2012 Midterm Study Guide
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Know the difference between the six elements of communication: members belong to the group, each bring distinctive skills, knowledge, experiences. Intereact by sendig and receiving messages: messages consists of ideas, info, opinions and feeling that generate meaning, channels the media through which group members share messages. Send and receive messages through five senses: feedback the response or reaction to a message, context physical and psychological environment in which a group communications. Explain three disadvantages of working in groups: conflict most who disagree are seen as agrressive so many people avoid conflict, but you can use this to spur change, people problems social loafer, introverts, control freak. Open system v closed system: relational dialectics theory claims that relationhips are characterized by ongoing dialectic tensions between the multiple contradictions, complexitites and changes in human expierences. Ex: you need to be involved, but uninvolved at the same time.
