Group Behaviour

Question 1

Types of power

Answer 1

Coercive
Referent
Expert
Legitimate
Informational
Reward

Question 2

Coercive, Referent and expert power

Answer 2

Coercive: the ability to influence someone by taking something away from them or punishing them
Referent: Leaders influence on individuals due to loyalty or affection
Expert: Following someone based on their knowledge on a topic

Question 3

Legitimate, Informational and reward power

Answer 3

Legitimate: Power you derive from a formal position
Informational: Having information others desire
Reward: Having power to give something to others

Question 4

Types of leaderships

Answer 4

Democratic: public have a say on matters as well as gov
Authoritarian : Leader holds all authority
Laissez-faire: All power is given to public

Question 5

define group

Answer 5

2 or more people who share a common goal

Question 6

zimbardo’s prison experiment, what did it tell us? & ethics

Answer 6

It told us that given the chance of a high or low authoritative position, people will change their behaviour. guards- became violent inmates- became submissive
Ethics: right to withdraw, no lasting harm

Question 7

Milgrims experiment & ethics

Answer 7

Teacher and experimenter in same room, student in another. teacher thinks student is doing a test and every incorrect answer teacher must shock student, however it is a test to see if the teacher will give high levels of shock to someone because they were told to.
Ethics: no lasting harm, deception

Question 8

aschs experiment and ethics

Answer 8

To see if individuals will go along with the group despite it being incorrect
Ethics: deception