COMM 300- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 33 pages long!)

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: Communication
• Course: COMM 300
• Professor: Aimee King

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Functional perspective on group decision making (fp: assumption: group interaction (how well you communicate) has an effect on decision making quality, group de(cid:272)isio(cid:374) (cid:373)aki(cid:374)g pro(cid:272)esses are like the hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:271)ody"s (cid:271)iologi(cid:272)al syste(cid:373) In order to come up with an appropriate decision you must work though all 4 functions. Need to complete each one of these in order to efficiently (cid:373)ake a de(cid:272)isio(cid:374). Does(cid:374)"t have to be in this order but all 4 needs to be completed. It"s i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)t to pdoke holes in the argument. Focus on the bad things that can happen. Influence: present evidence, argument, your case: ego involvement, check evidence given by others. Practical advice for group decision making: be skeptical of personal opinion. Connection vs status: status = indiviudalist culture, women value human connection, men value status, not sa(cid:455)i(cid:374)g (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) do(cid:374)"t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t it (cid:271)ut (cid:373)e(cid:374) (cid:448)aule it (cid:373)ore.