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COM230
Small Group Communication
Lesson 1 Pretest

Your assignment is worth 10 points.

1 of 10
A small group is a collection of three or more individuals who interact about some common problem or interdependent goal and can exert mutual influence over one another.

•  True
•  False

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2 of 10
All teams are small groups, but not all groups operate as a team.

• True
• False

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3 of 10
Ideally, small groups should not comprise more than 12 people and still consider themselves to be a small group.

•  True
•  False

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4 of 10
The two basic functions of theory are to explain and predict.

•  True
•  False

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5 of 10
Variables that affect small group communication are dynamic and interrelated.

•  True
•  False

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6 of 10
If you understand how to go about that process of preparing for group discussion, your group interactions will be not only more informed, but also more:

• Productive
• Lazy
• Time consuming
• Happy

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7 of 10
Norms are important to small group communication because they determine

• What is cool for the group to wear
• How the weather will be
• What is appropriate and inappropriate behavior
• Whether the group will survive or not

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8 of 10
To check your interpretation of someone else's nonverbal communication, you should

• Copy their actions
• Play the central negative
• Ignore them
• Ask if your perception is correct

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9 of 10
Ineffective group members do all of the following to avoid conflict EXCEPT:

• Give in to avoid conflict.
• Seek out differences of opinion.
• Find easy ways to reduce conflict, such as taking a quick vote without discussion.
• Permit one person to monopolize the conversation.

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10 of 10
The _______ effective leadership behavior is behavior that meets the needs of the groups.

•  Most
•  Least
•  Argued
•  Liable