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346                 Chapter 12

               FIGURE 12.5          Group                             Place
               Displaying data
               from analysis of     Observer                          Date
               behavioral functions   Beginning time                  Ending time
               of members                                                  Participants’ Names

                                                                Mary  John  Edna  Dave  Jodi    Total

                                          Behavioral Functions                                 number
                                                                                                percent
                                      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
                                        Total       number
                                                    percent



                                   percentages, as shown in Figure 12.5. They can also be converted to pie charts such as
                                   the one shown for Jodi in Figure 12.6. From this analysis, can you tell who is probably
                                   task leader of this group? Who is the social or maintenance leader? Do any individuals
                                   seem to be interfering with the group’s progress toward its goal?
                                      A content analysis can be developed for virtually any set of categories that can be
                                   used to classify member behavior, including types of statements (e.g., questions,









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