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15 Cards in this Set
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Group |
Two or more people who interact and are interdependent in the sense that their needs and goals cause them to influence each other. |
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Functions of groups |
interaction and affliction interdependence social norms social roles |
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interaction and affliction |
speak or react to each other |
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interdependence |
group members need each other and rely on each other |
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social norms |
rules that govern behavior |
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social roles |
shared expectations about how particular people should behave |
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social facilitation |
the tendency for people to do better on simple tasks when others are present- the tendency for people to do worse on complex tasks when others are present |
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evaluation apprehension |
feel other people watching you |
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zajonc 1980 study |
the presence of others increases physiological arousal- evaluation apprehension this arousal makes it easier to do something that is simple but harder to do something complex or learn something new |
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social loafing |
the tendency for people to exert less when they pool their efforts toward a common goal than what they are individually actuable |
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When will social loafing occur? |
when the groups are large person f male culture is individualistic individual output is hard to evaluate the task is not involving or challenging group members are not friends |
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deindividuation |
the loosening of normal constraints on behavior when people can't be identified, leading to an increase in impulsive and deviant acts- occurs when you are anonymous and attention is drawn away from you- lack of self awareness lack of evaluation apprehension |
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process loss |
any aspect of group interaction that inhibits good problem solving |
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groupthink effect |
that occurs when the need for consensus out weighs realistic appraisal of the situation
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