General systems theory is useful for understanding small groups because this theory

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provides individuals with a way of examining and describing how a system's parts are interrelated, even while they are continuously changing.

can help a student identify the single most important reason why something occurs in a group.

provides a group comparison to the "fight$-$or$-$flight" response of an individual.

reminds us that small groups are simpler than they appear.

helps us describe how individual elements of a whole can operate autonomously.