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roles can be described. The examples in Figure 12.4 and Figure 12.5 classify members’
behaviors during the observed discussion. Specific behaviors are listed along the left side
of the chart, and the participants’ names in the cells at the head of each column. Each
time a member speaks, the observer judges what the behavior was and places a tally mark
in the appropriate cell of the chart. The tally marks are then converted to numbers and
FIGURE 12.4
Group Place Observer
Content analysis of
Date Beginning time Ending time behavioral functions
of members
Participants’ Names
Behavioral Functions
1. Initiating and orienting
2. Information giving
3. Information seeking
4. Opinion giving
5. Opinion seeking
6. Clarifying and elaborating
7. Evaluating
8. Summarizing
9. Coordinating
10. Consensus testing
11. Recording
12. Suggesting procedure
13. Gatekeeping
14. Supporting
15. Harmonizing
16. Tension relieving
17. Dramatizing
18. Norming
19. Withdrawing
20. Blocking
21. Status and recognition
seeking
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