In addition to assuming positive task and social maintenance roles, some members engage in disruptive behavior that prevents a group from achieving its common goal

These behaviors include members who dominate discussions and verbally attack members and their positions.
True

False


ANS: True

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Indirect contempt of court is most likely to result from a situation in which:

a) someone violates the decorum of a courtroom (by shouting obscenities, for instance); b) someone tries to influence the outcome of a trial by actions away from the courtroom; c) someone violates the judge’s order, as by refusing to testify; d) someone refuses to leave the courtroom when ordered to do so; e) someone takes courtroom pictures when cameras are not allowed.

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The best example of an arbitrary communication code is ______.

a. winking as a sign of kidding b. laughing as a sign of joy c. frowning as a sign of anger d. yawning as a sign of boredom

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Instead of thinking of a greeting as one event, communication scholars break it down to the verbal greeting, the handshake, and the small talk. If they all happen in this sequence, then they are known as _____

A. congruency B. Pollyanna-Nietzsche effect C. clustering D. action chains

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Public speaking is a social act because it involves the audience and the speaker

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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