COMM 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Skills, Trait Theory, Chronemics
14 Dec 2016
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COMM 112 STUDY EXAM REVIEW
Formal roles
-Assigned roles that are assigned by group members
Types of Formal roles:
Leaders:
• Represents the group
• Responsible to communication
• Moving the group to complete their goal
Recorder:
• Records the actions that take place
• Documents all activities
Critical Advisor:
• Challenges the group in a constructive manner
• Forces the group to rethink a decision position
Informal roles
-Emerges through group interactions
Types of Informal roles:
Task Leader:
• Takes harge ad assues resposiility to oplete the group’s goal
Socio-emotional leader:
• Concerned with building and maintaining the group relationship
Information Provider:
• Synthesis and contributes information
Central Negative:
• Challenges the group decisions
Tension Releaser:
• Comic relief, uses humor to ease the tension
Deviant Roles
Types of Deviant roles:
Airhead
• Purposefully acts stupid
Aggressor
• Attacks other members task
Blocker
• Disagrees frequently
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Clown
• Makes a fool of themselves
Dominator
• Attempts to show superiority
Egghead
• Acts smarter than everyone
Recognition Seeker
• Boastful
Self Confessor
• Expresses unrelated feelings
Whiner
• Complains about being in the group
Approaches to Leadership
1. Trait Approach- People inherently posses characteristics hat distinguish tem as leaders or
followers.
a. Psychical traits- Appearance of the leader
b. Personality trait: Extroverted, introverted, etc.
c. Communication Behaviors: Verbal aggression, communication apprehension, etc.
d. Social skills: Networking skills
2. Style Approach- Leadership display different styles , which in teen has a different impact on
group outcomes .
a. Democratic - Equal say
b. Authoritative- Main Leader decides
c. Laissez-fair- People decide
Emergent Leader Approach
-Focus on group interactions
-Eliiates eer fro leadership roles util soeoe’s roses up
A. Commination characteristics
1. Be hesitant in speech speak fluently
2. Use nonverbal movement to communicate
3. Be supportive of and concerned for the welfare of others
4. Say and do what members want
5. Not control resources to demonstrate power
6. Contribute procedural and task relevant messages
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Document Summary
Assigned roles that are assigned by group members. Leaders: represents the group, responsible to communication, moving the group to complete their goal. Recorder: records the actions that take place, documents all activities. Critical advisor: challenges the group in a constructive manner, forces the group to rethink a decision position. Task leader: takes (cid:272)harge a(cid:374)d assu(cid:373)es respo(cid:374)si(cid:271)ility to (cid:272)o(cid:373)plete the group"s goal. Socio-emotional leader: concerned with building and maintaining the group relationship. Tension releaser: comic relief, uses humor to ease the tension. Whiner: complains about being in the group. Conformist follower: conforms to accepted behaviors and practices. Passive follower: accepts what happened, does not resist. Reward: can give or take rewards or punishment. Coercive: to give punishment or take away something. Referent: given by the group on the desire to build a relationship. Expert: based on what members know and can do. Informational: based on the information a member has. Can occur over facts interpretation definition or by choice.
