You are leading a group project for your class. What steps can you take to minimize the risk of social loafing within your group?

When using the brainstorming technique, group members take time on their own to write down their ideas, then, they come back and share them with the group. 

What is the main characteristic of the “avoiding” conflict resolution mode?

A group that uses consensus to make a decision            

You are preparing for a presentation with a teammate, and you find that you have different ideas about how to structure the presentation. What type of conflict might this be?

You are preparing for a presentation with a teammate, and you find that you have different ideas about how to structure the presentation. What type of conflict might this be?

During a meeting, a group of students started arguing over what to do for their service learning project.  Two people have proposed doing a fundraiser.   The rest of the group feels it would be more meaningful if they worked directly with people in need.  This group is experiencing which type of conflict?

How does homogenous group membership affect decision-making?

The property of nonsummativity – the whole is greater than the sum of its parts- means that we will always see groups achieving more than their individuals could have done on their own.  

Which of the following is an example of “gunnysacking”?