CAS 100B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Wrench, Closed System, Fide
23 Jan 2014
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Chapter 3: the small group as a system. System- an entity made up of components in interdependent relationship to each other, requiring constant adaptation among its parts to maintain organic wholeness and balance. Interdependence- the property of a system such that all parts are interrelated and affect each other as well as the whole system. Nonsummativity- the property of a system that the whole is not the sum of its parts, but may be greater or lesser than the sum. Equifinality- the systems principle that different systems can reach the same end point. Mulitfinality- the systems principle that systems starting out at the same place can reach different end points. Multiple causation- the principle that each change in a system is caused by numerous factors. Variables- observable characteristics or qualities that can vary. Input variables- the energy, information, and raw material used by an open system that are transformed into output by throughput processes.
