Chapter 11: Group Processes Flashcards

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Entitativity

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The degree to which a collection of people feels like a cohesive group

-entity

-cohesive

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Common bond

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The degree to which members interact and depend on one another

-communal sharing

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Common identity

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The degree to which groups share similar characteristics

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Uncertainty-identity theory

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Ppl join and identify with groups in order to reduce negative feelings of uncertainty about themselves and others

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Social identity theory

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We join groups bc it serves a part of our identity and it makes us feel good, bringing up our self esteem

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Cooperation in groups

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So you can either screw over ur teammate and get the upper hand

Or you can both screw over each other and both don’t get the upper hand

Or you can both trust eachother and help eachother

All about Trust

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The commons dilemma

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Using a scarce resource benefits you buy hurts the group (ex: buying all the toilet paper during Covid )

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Public goods dilemma

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Resources only exist if we all contribute

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9
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The ultimatum game

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“Decider” and “recipient “

Ex: kid has 10 candies and decides how many he wants to give recipient. They give less and the recipient can decide if he accepts or declines

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The dictator game

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Same thing but the recipient can’t decide they just have to accept and deal with what the decider gives them

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11
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When do people cooperate?

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  • situational factors
  • personality traits
  • culture influences
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12
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Why do people cooperate?

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Biological basis (oxytocin) ( feel good hormone)

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13
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Social facilitation theory

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-presence of others increases a persons dominant response in a performance situation

-the reason we preform better infront of others is bc it nighters our arousal

  • but when its a new task being infront of people will make you preform worse
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14
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Challenge response

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Blood flow

Preform better

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15
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Threatened response

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Not prepared

New task

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16
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The role of evaluation

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Worry about what others think about me

17
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Social loafing

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  • put less effort bc ur in a group
  • step back when working with others
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Disjunctive tasks

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Only requires one member to succeed

19
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Conductive task

A

Requires all members to succeed

20
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Social facilitation

A

Others stand by watching you perform & you feel urself in the spotlight

21
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Deindividuation

A

A tendency to lose one’s sense of individuality when in a group or crowd

-bc ur overstimulated

-bc there’s more to focus on the outside than inside

22
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Group polarization

A

Shift group members to one extreme position

23
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Groupthink

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The tendency to flawed group decision making when group members are so intent on keeping group harmony that they fail to analyze a problem completely

24
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Risky shift

A

Make riskier decisions

25
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Persuasive arguments theory

A

Looking for other people to know something

26
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Social comparison theory

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Cycle of comparison & amplification: one person I group tries to compare themselves w another

  • ex: I live trump
    -no I love trump
    -oh well I’m voting for him

So overtime it gets more n more extreme bc everyone’s trying to compete and be better

27
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Group invulnerability

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May be many people in the group that don’t agree but don’t say anything

28
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Groupthink

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You focus more on having a harmonious group

29
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Why do ppl fail groupthink

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-too focused d on being unanimous than saying how they feel

-they wanna keep the group tgt so they remain silent

30
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How does groupthink affect decision making

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-don’t group enough info before making a decision

-don’t fully consider other perspectives

31
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How to improve groupthink

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-increase group diversity

-focus on achieving best outcomes rather than harmony

-encourage individuality