Comm 106 Final UCSB- Questions and
Answers
Cognitive goal instructions Correct Ans--focus on changing mindset
-increase individual accountability
-facilitate positive mood
-use analytical reasoning (applying one concept from one domain to another)
Social organizational methods Correct Ans--introduce new norms and strategies
-trained facilitators
-brain writing
-nominal group technique or anonymous NGT
Brain writing Correct Ans--technique for sharing written ideas in a group to enhance
creativity
-eliminates production blocking, evaluation apprehension, and social loafing
-Write their ideas → ideas are shared by the group → group then evaluates ideas → individual
voting process to rank the order of ideas
Structural environmental methods Correct Ans--diversify team
-fluid membership
-change environment
, Types of team interventions Correct Ans--team design
-team building
-team training
-team coaching
Team design Correct Ans--tasks: tactical, problem solving, creative
need explicit plans/ performance strategies (online planning (during)/ preplanning)
-people: consider skills and diversity
-structure: team norms
Team building Correct Ans--formal and informal interventions that change team structure
and processes after they've developed & stabilized
-doesn't target skill competencies
-useful for team affect
-methods: activities, interviews, 360/multi-rater feedback, discussions
Team training Correct Ans--system strategy that targets improvement in specific objectives/
competencies
-skill focused
-formal, systematic, useful for cognitive outcomes
Answers
Cognitive goal instructions Correct Ans--focus on changing mindset
-increase individual accountability
-facilitate positive mood
-use analytical reasoning (applying one concept from one domain to another)
Social organizational methods Correct Ans--introduce new norms and strategies
-trained facilitators
-brain writing
-nominal group technique or anonymous NGT
Brain writing Correct Ans--technique for sharing written ideas in a group to enhance
creativity
-eliminates production blocking, evaluation apprehension, and social loafing
-Write their ideas → ideas are shared by the group → group then evaluates ideas → individual
voting process to rank the order of ideas
Structural environmental methods Correct Ans--diversify team
-fluid membership
-change environment
, Types of team interventions Correct Ans--team design
-team building
-team training
-team coaching
Team design Correct Ans--tasks: tactical, problem solving, creative
need explicit plans/ performance strategies (online planning (during)/ preplanning)
-people: consider skills and diversity
-structure: team norms
Team building Correct Ans--formal and informal interventions that change team structure
and processes after they've developed & stabilized
-doesn't target skill competencies
-useful for team affect
-methods: activities, interviews, 360/multi-rater feedback, discussions
Team training Correct Ans--system strategy that targets improvement in specific objectives/
competencies
-skill focused
-formal, systematic, useful for cognitive outcomes
