Discuss the five reasons people might join a group. Use examples from your own experiences to illustrate your discussion

What will be an ideal response?


The reasons people join groups are: (1 ) groups help satisfy psychological and social needs; (2 ) group membership helps us achieve goals that would be impossible individually; (3 ) group membership can provide multiple sources of information that may not be available to individuals; (4 ) groups can help
us meet our need for security; and (5 ) group membership can contribute to our positive social identity
and self-concept.

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a. social science b. interpretive c. critical d. post-modern

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Jose has a hard time getting along with his

co-worker Karla. There is obvious tension between the two, but Karla absolutely refuses to acknowledge the conflict. She has told her friends that a problem doesn't even really exist. Which conflict style is Karla prescribing to? A. Accommodating B. Collaborating C. Avoiding D. Competing

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The term "small group" can be used interchangeably with the term

A. "party." B. "team." C. "collective." D. "clique." E. "unit."

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After she finished the course, Judy was much more confident. She gave several speeches and the negative outcomes she expected weren't so bad after all. What process does Judy's experience exemplify?

A) ?cognitive modification B) ?visualization C) ?habituation D) ?internal-monologue E) ?power posing

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