Across
- 4. A set of elements that functions as a whole because of interdependent relationships.
- 6. Changing the topic because you were not paying attention to the speaker;not connecting remarks to the speaker.
- 8. A complex process involving perceiving, interpreting, and responding to messages.
- 12. Help individuals control events in their lives or learn about a topic.
- 17. The study of how people use space.
- 18. _____ words trigger strong emotional responses.
- 19. ___ groups are formed to meet needs of control and problem solving.
- 23. Anything in a message that is not the word itself.
- 25. ____ systems have no information or outside influences
- 27. Tangible and intangible products or achievements of the group system emerging from throughput processes.
- 28. The "how" of a message expressing the perceived relationship between communicators. (Hint: just the first word of the phrase)
- 30. Mentally rehearsing objections to the speaker’s ideas before understanding what the speaker meant.
- 31. Listening first to understand another’s message before critically judging the message.
Down
- 1. Interpreting the speakers behavior by using cultural rules appropriate for the listener.
- 2. Any sound, word, or actions that are interpreted as a whole by group members.
- 3. The physical process of hearing sound waves.
- 5. ____ groups are formed to meet needs for inclusion and openness.
- 7. Created to solve a problem or serve a specific purpose for the organization.
- 9. Occurs when group performance from joint action of members exceeds expectations based on perceived abilities and skills of individual members.
- 10. A group member who participates but also observes the group and adapts as necessary.
- 11. Occurs when group members think they have the same meaning for a word or phrase.
- 13. A group member who scans the groups environment to allow or prevent information from flowing into and out of the group.
- 14. The ideas or "what" of a message. (Hint: Just the first word of the phrase)
- 15. The transactional process of simultaneously creating, interpreting, and negotiating shared meaning through interaction.
- 16. Consists of two people and is not considered a group.
- 17. Pretending to listen while thinking about something else.
- 20. Influences on the system that result from actual activities within the group as it goes about its business.
- 21. A member who prefers to work alone because they sees others as less capable and effective
- 22. Dreading participation in groups.
- 24. Anything that arbitrarily stands for something else.
- 26. All the elements of a system that are present at the outset, or initial raw materials of the system.
- 29. ____ systems have full access to information.
