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	It is easy to not communicate; just remain quiet and observe others talking

	True False

	Synergy means working together to achieve more than one can alone.

	True False

	One reason groups are complex is because the number of possible interactions increases exponentially with each added member.

	True False

	Compared to the pattern and process of group transactions, substance is relatively unimportant.

	True False

	Work groups may be seen as one example of ad hoc mediated standing group.

	True False

Communication is defined as:

a transaction among people who simultaneously send and receive verbal and nonverbal messagesthe process of exchanging messages and transferring information from one person to anothera sense of mutual belonginga psychic experience

A small group ordinarily consists of:

5 to 10 individualsUp to, but no more than 50 individuals3 to 20 individuals2 to 12 individuals

The most important defining characteristic of us as human beings is:

our ability to use and respond to a system of significant symbolsour ability to simultaneously send and receive both verbal and nonverbal messagesour ability to remain silent and observe othersour ability to speak loudly and project our voice

Three reasons for joining a group are:

physical proximity, attitude similarity, and need complementarityinterpersonal interaction, psychological growth, and community developmentpsychological necessity, personality alignments, and social facilitationsensation seeking, conversational enjoyment, and interpersonal excitement

Three principal characteristics of small groups are

complexity, transmutuality, and increased sensitivitymutuality, exclusivity, and creativityinterdependence, the number of interactions, and synergycommunity, interpersonality, and simplicity

What are some of the implications of small group communication being transactional, symbolic, and developing shared meaning that groups need to take into account in their group discussion and decision-making process?

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Why join a group? What do they do for us as individuals?

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Describe the three main characteristics of the experience of being a member of a group.

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Practice Test

It is easy to not communicate; just remain quiet and observe others talking

Synergy means working together to achieve more than one can alone.

One reason groups are complex is because the number of possible interactions increases exponentially with each added member.

Compared to the pattern and process of group transactions, substance is relatively unimportant.

Work groups may be seen as one example of ad hoc mediated standing group.

Communication is defined as:

A small group ordinarily consists of:

The most important defining characteristic of us as human beings is:

Three reasons for joining a group are:

Three principal characteristics of small groups are

What are some of the implications of small group communication being transactional, symbolic, and developing shared meaning that groups need to take into account in their group discussion and decision-making process?

Why join a group? What do they do for us as individuals?

Describe the three main characteristics of the experience of being a member of a group.