Chapter 12 Flashcards
Cohesiveness
The strength of the bonds among group members
Communication Network
The pattern of information flow through a group
Deindividuation
The process of losing one’s sense of personal identity, which makes it easier to behave in ways inconsistent with one’s normal values
Dynamical system
A system (group) made up of many interacting elements (people) that changes and evolves over time
Group
Minimally, groups are two or more individuals who influence each other. Collections of individuals become increasingly “grouplike,” however, when their members are interdependent and share a common identity, and when they possess structure
Group polarization
Occurs when group discussion leads members to make decisions that are more extremely on the side of the issue that the group initially favored
Groupthink
A style of group decision making characterized by a greater desire among members to get along and agree with one another than to generate and critically evaluate alternative viewpoints and positions
Minority influence
Occurs when opinion minorities persuade others of their views
Role
Expectation held by the group for how members in particular positions ought to behave
Social facilitation
The process through whichthe presence of others increases the likelihood of dominant responses, leading to better performance on well-mastered tasks and worse performance on unmastered tasks
Social loafing
Reducing one’s personal efforts when in a group
Status hierarchy
A ranking of group members by their power and influence over other members
Transactive memory
A group memory system made up of (1) the knowledge held by individual group members and (2) a communication network for sharing this knowledge among the members
Transformational leadership
Leadership that changes the motivations, outlooks, and behaviors of followers, enabling the group to better reach its goals
