Communication in Groups
The number of people in a group influences (influence）the quality of communication. Consider the ___41___ （differ）between communication between two friends and communication in a group. When two friends talk, there are ___42___（simple） two people sending and receiving messages. In a group, there are several people ___43___ （do）the same thing. Each idea one expresses must be ___44___（understand) by all others. Thus, the ___45___ （great）the number of people in a group, the fewer ___46___（contribution） a member may make. So, you may think that small groups would be better. However, with too few members, a group has ___47___ (limit） resources. This ___48___ （affect）the advantage of groups for making a ___49___（decide）. Also, in a very small group, the members may be ___50___ （willing）to criticize others. So, I believe that five to seven members is the ideal size for a group.