The Determination of the Behavioral Patterns and Assumptions Through Which

question 101

Multiple Choice

The determination of the behavioral patterns and assumptions through which the group approaches the project is a function of the ________ phase in the punctuated-equilibrium model.

• A) performing
• B) inertia
• C) equilibrium
• D) transition
• E) first meeting

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Definitions:

Accommodation

The cognitive process of revising existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding to incorporate new information.

Assimilation

The process by which individuals or groups adopt the culture and norms of another group, often losing their original identity.

Attribution

A belief concerning why people behave in a certain way.

Fixation

In psychoanalytic theory, a persistent focus of the id's pleasure-seeking energies at an earlier stage of psychosexual development, leading to psychic conflict and developmental issues.