Group Polarization and Its Affect On Decision-Making Claudia Alexander Lee University PSY/SOCI 330.01 Instructor: Bryan Poole November 12, 2014 Introduction Group polarization is the phenomenon observed when groups of people are tasked with making a collective decision. The tendency is for the groups’ discussion to strengthen the average inclination of its group members (Myers, 2012). This basically means that whenever a group gathers and talks over
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Case Study: The Forgotten Group Member 1. How could an understanding of the stages of group development assist Christine in leadership situations such as this one? If Christine had an understanding of the stages of group development when dealing with Mike’s situation, it would had made it easier for her to identify the problem, analyze it, and find a solution. In this situation, Mike does not feels left out of group because he believes he was not notified of a group meeting (the cafeteria incident)
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Professor Bruce Van Apeldoorn 9/22/2013 I believe that this group is in the storming stage of group development. The text states that during the storming stage there is high emotion and tension among the group. The team also could have many changes during this stage. During this time there are membership expectations and obstacles that are standing in the way to complete them. The reason that they are at this stage of group development is because Christine is having difficulty getting the team together
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Case Study: The Forgotten Group Member MGMT 591 – Leadership and Organizational Behavior Christopher Declerk 1/27/2013 Group Development 5 Stages of Group Development 1. Forming Stage: In the Forming stage, personal relations are characterized by dependence. Group members rely on safe, patterned behavior and look to the trainer for guidance and direction. Individual learners have a desire for acceptance by the group and a need to know that the group is safe. They set about gathering
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Part I: Group Developments Group development begins with the forming stage where members ask questions, get to know each other and discover acceptable behaviors. The storming stage, or second step, is the period where there may be emotional outbreaks and tension within the group. This progresses to the third or norming stage where team members start to work together as a unit, the performing stage where the team is well integrated and functioning as a team. And lastly the adjourning stage when the
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The Forgotten Group Member 1. Christine’s leadership abilities could benefit by having knowledge of the stages of group development. Specific to her situation, it seems that aside from the very first group meeting, Mike was not present for the forming stage of the group. As a result, questions such as “What can the group offer me?”, “Can my needs be met and still contribute to the group”, and other discovery inquiries did not get answered for Mike so he has not felt part of the team so he has
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QUESTION: GROUP DYNAMICS GROUP 6 NAMES: MATRIC NO: COMB: 1. FIFONYINKEN SERAH ANU 20120104022 GCP/YOR 2. ABDULQADIR SHUKRAH ADEFOLAKE 20120104049 GCP/ISS 3. MEDAHUNSI ELIZABETH I. 20120104023 GCP/YOR 4. AJIBUWA ROSEMARY ADERONKE 20120104033 GCP/CRS LECTURER-IN-CH ARGE DR. ONABAMIRO A. A WHAT IS A GROUP A group is defined as two or more individuals who are connected to one another by social relationships. Every organization is a group unto itself. A group refers
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The Forgotten Group Member Group Development Working in a group to achieve a high quality group project can be one of people’s most difficult school experiences. Working in a group is tough because there is often someone who does not pull their own weight. “There are five stages to group development, adjourning, forming, storming, performing, and norming” (John & Wiley pg 166). Christine’s group from the Case Study the Forgotten Group Member is in between the Storming and Norming Stages
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Member May 23, 2011 Part 1: Group Development 1. How could an understanding of the stages of group development assist Christine in leadership situations such as this one? Christine must first have an understanding that a group is defined as a collection of people who interact with one another, accept rights and obligations as members and who share a common identity. In Christine accounting group, their goal is to compose a well-written analysis. This 5-member group is a dynamic bunch because
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How could an understanding of the stages of group development assist Christine in leadership situations such as this one? Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing Understanding the stages of group development could assist Christine by giving her a proven method to follow and a set of rules in order to set the team up for success from the very beginning. Particularly in the forming stage, she would know how to direct the team meetings and have good methods to try to get people to agree on the
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