Chaper 11: Interactions and performance in groups (p. 396-403)

Question 1

interdependence

Answer 1

each group member’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviours influence the others’

Question 2

social facilitation

Answer 2

increase in the likelihood of highly accessible responses, and a decrease in the likelihood of less accessible responses, due to the presence of others

Question 3

task interdependence

Answer 3

reliance on other members of a group form mastery of material outcomes that arise from the group’s task

Question 4

social interdependence

Answer 4

reliance of the group for feelings of connectedness, social and emotional rewards, and a positive social identity

Question 5

group socialisation

Answer 5

cognitive, affective, and behavioural changes that occur as individuals join/ leave groups