What are two small group communication practices that lead to better task effectiveness and member satisfaction?
What will be an ideal response?
Students should include two of the following:
Equal participation—Group members contribute at relatively equal levels and take a similar number of turns talking.
A consensus decision-making style—Group members all participate in group decisions and are able to work together to find a mutually agreeable solution.
A cooperative conflict style—The group manages conflict by integrating all parties' interests and positions in order to work together on the conflict.
A respectful communication style—Group members demonstrate that all members are valued and important, by softening criticism and separating ideas from the person who proposed them.
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a. found it to be a "speech act" protected by the First Amendment. b. felt that it waswhat the American public wanted them to do. c. waspersuaded by the Berkeley Free Speech movement. d. wasnot able to get enough support in the legislature to uphold the statute.
Tabloidization was heightened by excessive coverage of:
a) the O.J. Simpson trial; b) the Whitewater affair; c) Bill Clinton’s sexual affairs; d) George Bush’s invasion of Iraq; e) the 2000 presidential race.