Explain how people in groups in real life rarely have zero history with one another and what that means for the group.

What will be an ideal response?


People generally enter groups with preexisting relationships. Those relationships
influence both interactions and decision making. When group members do have little
shared history (for example, in laboratory studies), they often generate relational
alliances or develop adversarial relationships in the group.

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When speaking, changing verb tense is unlikely to confuse the audience

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Of the following, which sentence offers good oral style, particularly with regard to

active versus passive voice? A) Citizens alerted the city council that the park's neglected playground equipment posed numerous hazards. B) Grave concerns over the hazards posed by neglected playground equipment were expressed by concerned citizens at the city council meeting. C) Citizens told the city council that children were placed in grave danger by playground equipment that had been neglected. D) The city council was warned by citizens that neglected playground equipment posed a real and present danger to the children who played there.

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The conclusion of a speech is an appropriate time to

A. reinforce your listeners' commitment to the central idea. B. apologize for any mistakes you made during the speech. C. add supporting materials you could not work into the body. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both reinforce your listeners' commitment to the central idea and apologize for any mistakes you made during the speech.

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Lynn asks her doctor to tell her everything he knows about her condition. She thinks not knowing the truth is more painful than having all the facts. Lynn is asking her doctor to use the ________ framework for providing patients with information.

A. strict paternalism B. benevolent deception C. unmitigated honesty D. contractual honesty

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