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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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