In the Performing Stage of Team Development, Members

question 24

Multiple Choice

In the performing stage of team development, members

• A) remain committed to ideas they bring with them to the team.
• B) orient themselves by trying to understand their boundaries in the team.
• C) are comfortable working within their roles, and the team makes progress toward goals.
• D) experience anxiety and other emotions as they disengage and ultimately separate from the team.
• E) realize that they need to work together to accomplish team goals, and consequently, they begin to cooperate.

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Definitions:

Predict Behavior

The process of forecasting an individual's actions based on their past behaviors, personality traits, and situational factors.

Social Contagion

The phenomenon whereby ideas, feelings, and behaviors seem to spread across people like wildfire.

Chameleon Effect

The tendency to mimic unconsciously the nonverbal mannerisms of someone with whom you are interacting.

Mindlessness

A state of reduced cognitive activity where individuals act or respond to stimuli without deliberate thought or awareness, leading to automatic or habitual behaviors.