GROUP COHESIVENESS Flashcards
groups that have strong bond, unity, and solidarity
GROUP COHESION
work well together and high degrees of interpersonal trust
GROUP COHESION
committed to working together and achieving group goals
GROUP COHESION
people defined themselves based on their group membership (e.g., nationality, reigion, occupation)
SOCIAL IDENTITY THEORY
delevelop an “in-group” bias
SOCIAL IDENTITY THEORY
similar attitudes or interests tend to like each other more
INTERPERSONAL ATTRACTION MODEL
influences a variety of individual outcomes
INTERPERSONAL ATTRACTION MODEL
cohesion groups communicate more effectively, share common goals and work together cooperatively
INTERPERSONAL ATTRACTION MODEL
group cohesion can be caused by various factors such as interpersonal attraction
FACTORS INFLUENCING GROUP COHESION
tend to be more cohesive
SHARED GOALS
united by the common purpose
SHARED GOALS
better opportunities to interact intimately, leading to closer ties
GROUP SIZE
smaller groups tend to be more cohesive than the longer established groups
GROUP STABILITY
develop stronger bond leading to enduring relationships
GROUP STABILITY
distinct characteristics unique only to your group could enhance cohesiveness
GROUP IDENTITY
effective communication channels promoting trust can improve your group dynamics
GROUP DYNAMICS/INTERACTIONS
encourage positive interactions amomng members
GROUP DYNAMICS/INTERACTIONS
opposition from rival teams or unexpected interruptions, can bring together members who may have had minor disputes previously
EXTERNAL PRESSURE/CHALLENGES
The stronger the relationships, the more likely they are to have a unified team spirit that can help drive them toward their common goal
TIME SPENT TOGETHER
6 benefits of group cohesion
- Improved Communication
- Increased Motivation
- Greater Productivity
- Lower Stress Levels
- Fewer Conflicts
- Increased Job Satisfaction
The integrity, solidarity, and unity of the group.
GROUP COHESION
an indication of the health of the group and is related to a variety of other group processes.
COHESIVENESS
the principle of equifinality suggests, can result from one or more sources,
GROUP COHESION
Implicit, self-generating, and stable standards for group behavior
NORMS
Group of norms
Precriptive norms
Prosceiptive norms
Descriptive norms
Injunctive norms
consensual standard that identifies preferable, positively sanctioned behaviors
PRESCRIPTIVE NORMS
consensual standard that identifies prohibited, negatively sanctioned behaviors
PROSCRIPTIVE NORMS
consensual standard that describes how people typically act, feel, and think in a given situation.
DESCRIPTIVE NORMS
evaluative consensual standard that describes how people should act, feel, and think in a given situation rather than how people do act, feel, and think in that situation.
INJUNCTIVE NORMS
A pattern of change in the relationship between an individual and a group that begins
GROUP SOCIALIZATION
when an individual first considers joining the group and ends when he or she leaves it
GROUP SOCIALIZATION
Interpersonal processes that change the thoughts, feelings, or behaviors of another person.
SOCIAL INFLUENCES
results from the majority’s impact on the minority (majority influence) and the minority’s impact on the majority (minority influence)
SOCIAL INFLUENCES
indicated by straight lines, as it tends to be direct.
MAJORITY INFLUENCES
more indirect, and so is indicated by the curved dotted lines of influence from the lone minority back to the majority group members.
MINORITY INFLUENCE
Social pressure exerted by the larger portion of a group
MAJORITY INFLUENCE
lone individual or smaller faction
MINORITY INFLUENCE
An experimental procedure developed by Solomon
ASCH SITUATION
Participants believed they were making perceptual judgments as part of a group, but the other members were trained to make deliberate errors on certain trials.
ASCH SITUATION
privately disagree with the group but they publicly express an opinion that matches the opinion expressed by the majority of the group.
Compliance (acquiescence)
change their position on the issue because they think the group is correct; they personally accept the group’s position as their own.
Conversion (private acceptance)
agree with the group from the outset, so they are not responding to the group’s influence when they express their position publicly.
Congruence (uniformity)
They do not need to shift their opinion in the direction advocated by the group because it was already their position.
Congruence (uniformity)
disagree by publicly expressing ideas, beliefs, and judgments that are consistent with their personal standards.
Independence (dissent)
express ideas or take actions that are the opposite of whatever the group favors.
Anticonformity (counterconformity)
take a position that opposes that endorsed by the majority of the members publically, even though privately they agree with the majority.
Strategic anticonformity (devil’s advocate)
An experimental procedure developed by Richard Crutchfield to study conformity.
Crutchfield Situation
An analysis of social influence, which proposes that the impact of any source of influence depends upon the strength, the immediacy, and the number of people
SOCIAL IMPACT THEORY
suggests that consistent minorities will be influential, but that influence in some cases is indirect and delayed.
CONVERSION THEORY
conceptual analysis of the cognitive and interpersonal processes that mediate the direct and indirect impact of a consistent minority on the majority
CONVERSION THEORY
