The Baseball Game: A Group Member Role Observation, Problem Solving Experience

Abstract

This paper describes an experiential exercise that can be used to help group members identify and understand aspects of perception, role classification and the problem solving process in small group interaction. The possible goals of the exercise are to allow participants to: explore a novel way of observing group member roles; enhance awareness of how perception works in groups; observe the difference between first and second impressions; gain some insight into how others perceive them; allow group members to check how closely their individual choices match the group choice; study the variety of roles present in problem solving groups; provide a different form of problem solving exercise.