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| Encouraging use of hunch, intuition, insight, and fantasy to promote creativity |
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| A procedure designed to top members' creativity by asking them to generate as many ideas as possible without evaluation |
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| A technique encouraging radiant thinking produced by free association |
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| Facts, data, opinions, and other information that back a claim or conclusion |
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| Claims supported by evidence and reasoning |
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| Systematic thinking using evidence, reasoning, and logic to promote soundness |
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| Willing to consider new information and ideas, even if they contradict previous beliefs |
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| Questions designed to help critical thinking by examining information and reasoning in more depth |
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| Interferences that go beyond facts and contain some degree of probability |
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| Refers to a term that has more than one possible meaning |
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| Mistakes in reasoning and faulty reasoning |
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| A conclusion not supported by enough data |
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| Asking members to choose between only two options, as if no other choices existed |
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| Comparisons that help clarify ideas and issues |
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| A group member who formally is expected to challenge ideas to foster critical thinking |
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| Everything you need to do to move from your present undesirable situation to what you want, including creating solutions and choosing among them |
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| Choosing from available options |
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| The amount of authority and the limitations given to a group |
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| Procedural Model of Problem Solving (P-MOPS) |
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| A flexible framework to guide each phase of the problem-solving |
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| An unstructured technique in which members freely explore thoughts and feelings about a topic |
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| Standards and guidelines used to evaluate ideas and solutions |
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| A decision all members agree is the best they can all support but isn't necessarily everyone's first choice |
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| A technique to help a group assess potential problems or risks with a potential solution |
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| Program Evaluation and Review Technique that helps group members manage and keep track of a complex task |
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| Occurs when discordant ideas or feelings are expressed or experienced between two interdependent parties |
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| Conflict resulting from disagreements over ideas, information, reasoning, or evidence |
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| Conflict resulting from personality clashes, likes, dislikes, and competition for power |
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| Conflict style describing a person's willingness to engage in conflict; however zhe backs away from the conflict by giving in to appease the other party |
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| Conflict style showing a preference for coming out ahead in the conflict at the expense of the other party |
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| Conflict style showing a preference for working with the other to find a solution that pleases both parties |
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| Conflict style showing a preference for giving a little to manage the issue |
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| A technique that alternates between the individual work and group work to help a group hear from every member when discussing a controversial issue |
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| One way of dealing with conflict that promotes finding ways to meet the needs of conflicting parties and respecting their relationship |
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| Influence derived from someone's ability to give members what they want and need |
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| Influence derived from someone's ability to take away what members what and need |
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| Using threats or force to make members comply |
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| Interpersonal influence that stems from someone's perceived knowledge or skill |
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| Influence due to a person's ability to be liked and admired |
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| Influence based on a person's ability to control information |
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| Influence derived from a person's ability to manipulate the logistics of the task as well as the physical environment of the group |
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| Any person in the group who uses interpersonal influence to help the group achieve its goals |
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| An appointed or elected leader whose title (chair, president) identifies him or her as the leader |
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| Any person who starts out with the same status as other members but gradually emerges as informal leader in the eyes of the other members |
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| The idea that groups need to have certain functions performed, and all group members can and should perform needed functions |
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| The idea that features of the situation determine appropriate leadership behavior |
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| The idea that each group member can and should provide leadership services to a group |
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