List and describe the task roles and social roles that help a group function effectively. What roles do you think are most important to group cohesion? Are there any roles that you think a group can function well without? Why?

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The Answer is Ideal answers will focus on the following roles: •Information giver-offers facts, beliefs, personal experience, and other input during discussions •Information seeker-asks for additional information and clarification about what others have expressed •Elaborator-provides further clarification by building on what others have said •Initiator-helps the group move forward by offering solutions and presenting new ideas, or suggesting new ways of looking at issues •Administrator-keeps the conversation on track and makes sure meetings start and end on time •Harmonizer-smoothes over tensions between group members and settles differences •Gatekeeper-ensures each member of the group has an opportunity to contribute •Sensor-expresses group feelings, moods, or relationships in an effort to recognize the climate and capitalize on it or modify it The additional questions are meant to give the student an opportunity to demonstrate critical thinking-there are no definitive answers based on what is discussed in the text.

List and Describe the Task Roles and Social Roles That