List and define the different types of group roles. Give an example of each

What will be an ideal response?


? Task roles are roles that assist group members in goal accomplishment. Asking a group member for clarification on a procedure is an example.
? Social or maintenance roles are roles that help members shape the relationships within the group. Thanking group members for stimulating conversations during a meeting is an example.
? Individual roles are roles that give members opportunities to interfere with group processes. Taking credit for someone else's work is an example.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is NOT one of the three key themes associated with the multicultural framework used in the chapter reading and in multicultural psychology?

a. Everyone has multiple cultural identities b. Cultural relations involve power c. Color blindness (treat everyone the same) page 386 d. Action for social justice

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Types of daycare facilities in the workplace, types of tsunamis, and types of flu vaccines are all ideas that could be addressed using which organizational pattern?

A) Problem-solution pattern B) Topical pattern C) Indirect sequence pattern D) Cause-effect pattern E) Serial pattern

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Which is most likely to influence the type of media that a news consumer uses to get his or her news?

A. his or her age B. his or her level of education C. the content of the story D. the person reporting the news

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