Effecst of CMC on group processes.

Social presence is defined as a sense of immediacy, psychological proximity, intimacy, and familiarity in communication (Harris, Sherblom, 266). These characteristics allows members of the groups to develop their social-emotional-relational communication, and shared meaning. In other words, social presence establishes that everyone is on the same page. If members aren't on the same page this may effect the decision-making process and influence the CMC medium of communication. There are however are some other effects of CMC on the group process. Anonymity, group size, and proximity are group characteristics that have effects on the way the group behaves and influences their decision making process. Large CMC groups appear to benefit the most from using CMC, as they generate more ideas per member than do smaller CMC groups. CMC also helps reduce the effort required to exchange information, thus facilitating an increase in the amount of group communication and providing a greater increase in the amount of group communication and providing a greater sense of group involvement (Harris, Sherblom, 271). When creating teams or groups remembering; that anonymity, group size and proximity, influences the participation and communication in CMC groups.