After Jennifer's Group in Her Communication Class Had Met Twice,they

question 55

Multiple Choice

After Jennifer's group in her communication class had met twice,they finally began to get serious about selecting a topic for their project.Several of the group members wanted to do a project on the parking situation on campus,because they thought it would be easy to understand.Tyler,who was in the student government,wanted to do a project on the use of student fees,because he had worked on that already and had a lot of information.Each person in the group had a favorite topic,and no one wanted to consider the other topics.Most of the discussion revolved around trying to persuade the others to choose a given topic.Which phase is this group experiencing?

• A) Orientation
• B) Conflict
• C) Emergence
• D) Reinforcement

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Definitions:

Fiduciary Relationship

A relationship based on trust such as exists between an attorney and a client, an agent and a principal, a guardian and a ward, a trustee and a beneficiary, or a director and a corporation.

Principal

A person who authorizes an agent to act on her or his behalf and subject to her or his control.

Independent Contractor

An individual who provides goods or services to another entity under terms specified in a contract or within a freelance arrangement, not as an employee.

Expressly Authorized

Granted clear and definite permission or authority to do something, usually in a specific manner.