What Does Social Identity Theory Suggest About Teamwork

question 56

Multiple Choice

What does social identity theory suggest about teamwork?

• A) Teamwork and efficiency are at their best when tasks are repetitive and boring.
• B) Teamwork is most efficient when there is little or no recognition of individual effort.
• C) The most efficient teams have members with strong social identities.
• D) The most efficient teams are made up of primary group members.
• E) Teamwork can only reach its full potential when the individual team members have weak social identities.

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Definitions:

Preventative Facework

Communication strategies used to preemptively avoid embarrassment or loss of face in social interactions.

Protective Facework

Strategies employed to preserve an individual's self-image or public image during social interactions.

Corrective Facework

A communication strategy used to address and repair damage to a person's image or reputation after a social or normative transgression.

Positive Facework

involves communicative strategies used to support, enhance, or approve the public self-image of another person.