Question 1

Following Forsyth's five ways in which we can identify a group, identify which of the following situations would be considered "groups" and which situations would be considered "collections of individuals."

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Question 2

four people carpooling to work

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Question 3

five people eating lunch in the cafeteria

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Question 4

six people working on a group project in a college course

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Question 5

five people meeting as members of a student senate subcommittee

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Question 6

five members of the Judicial Board meeting to discuss a case of vandalism

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Question 7

Empowerment has both advantages and disadvantages. Define the term and briefly address both advantages and disadvantages.

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Question 8

Assume a friend of yours just was elected as president of the Resident Hall Association at your college. Having read the top ten reasons most teams fail, what advice would you give your friend so he/she could avoid failure?

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Question 9

Gross (1995) identifies four phenomena characteristics of open systems. List them. Why are "open" groups healthier than "closed" groups?

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Question 10

Describe the systems perspective. Include in your answer the 10 concepts listed in Chapter 1.

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Question 11

Peter Senge at M.I.T. provides five practical tips that involve applying the systems approach. Identify each practical tip and discuss how these relate to effective group problem-solving.

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Question 12

In his article at the end of Chapter 1, Wilson discusses five reasons why people are motivated to join groups. List and discuss these.

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Question 13

Lipnack and Stamps present five principles to show how the systems perspective can allow us to examine groups as a network. Identify and discuss these five principles.

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