Identify and briefly describe at least three of the group task roles discussed in the text.

What will be an ideal response?

The ideal answer should include:
- Information/opinion seeker or giver: asks for facts or opinions from others, seeks clarification of issues being discussed, and presents factors or opinions to group members.
- Initiator-contributor: presents new ideas or new perspectives on old ideas, suggests new goals, or proposes new procedures or organizational strategies.
- Elaborator: gives examples and tries to work out possible solutions, trying to build on what others have said.
- Evaluator-critic: evaluates the group's decisions, questions the logic or practicality of the suggestions, and provides the group with both positive and negative feedback.
- Procedural technician or recorder: takes care of various mechanical duties, such as distributing group materials and arranging the seating; writing down the group's activities, suggestions, and decisions; and/or serving as the group's memory.