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Learning ObjectivesAfter reading this chapter you should be able to:
1.Name and explain five motivations for belonging to groups; then specify how knowledge of these five motivations might be useful to a group leader. |
2.Recall and explain Bales's, Fisher's, Poole's, and Gersick's explanations of group development. |
3.Describe how knowledge of Bales's, Fisher's, Poole's, and Gersick's developmental explanations may be useful in encouraging a group's development. |
4.Identify, define, compare, and contrast the two types of social tension-primary tension and secondary tension; then explain how knowledge of social tension theory may be useful to an individual group member or leader. |
5.Describe Scheidel and Crowell's notion of idea development in a problem-solving group, naming each stage in the process and explaining the communication behavior found in each stage. |
6.Specify how knowledge of the spiral model of idea development may be useful to a group member or leader who wishes to encourage group development. |
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