Group dynamics

Question 1

What raises the comparison between groups?

Answer 1

Intergroup bias

Question 2

How must comparison end?

Answer 2

It must end positively so that one can define oneself positively and so humans need to win these comparisons

Question 3

What happens when humans lose comparison?

Answer 3

They shift the goal of comparison. Humans would fix the situation by making excuses. The phenomenon of making excuses is a way to start distorting reality. This cognitive distortion has a specific direction, favouring yourself.

Question 4

What happens when a member of a group has a negative and severe behaviour?

Answer 4

The group will move to exclude that member by distancing themselves, to fulfill their aim of preserving the value of the group

Question 5

Definition of intergroup bias

Answer 5

Refers to the processes that distort reality and this distorts the way in which humans evaluate their or other groups

Question 6

Definition of in-group favouritism

Answer 6

finding excuses for a memeber fo the group to save the reputation of the group itself

Question 7

Definition of out-groups dis-favouritism

Answer 7

the group will start to view as exaggeratedly negative the action of a member fo the other group

Question 8

Definition of perceived differences among members of a group are minimised

Answer 8

when you feel part of a group you feel more like the members of the group in respect to other people

Question 9

4 inter-group biases

Answer 9

1.in-group favouritism
2. out-groups dis-favouritism
3.perceived differences among members of a group are minimised
4. perceived differences between members of a group are maximised