Group Dynamics

Question 1

Group

Answer 1

• Members of the group must see themselves as a unit
• must provide rewards to its members
• anything that happens to one member, affects every other member (Corresponding effects)
• share a common goal

Question 2

Group homogeneity

Answer 2

• Slightly heterogeneous groups are the best performing

- the member who is different may not have the same level of satisfaction as the rest of the group members

Question 3

Additive tasks

Answer 3

Group performance is equal to the sum of performances by each group member
-the larger the better

Question 4

Conjunctive tasks

Answer 4

Group performance depends on the least effective group member
-the smaller the better

Question 5

Disjunctive tasks

Answer 5

Group performance based on the most talented group member

-the larger the better

Question 6

Social facilitation

Answer 6

Positive effects on the presence of others on individual’s behavior

Question 7

Social Inhibition

Answer 7

Negative effects of others’ presence
>Audience effect -when a group of ppl passively watch an individual
>coaction -2 or more ppl are performing same task in the presence of one another

Question 8

Social Loafing

Answer 8

Group members realize that their individual efforts will not be noticed; there is little chance of individual reward
>Free-rider theory
>Sucker effect

Question 9

Groupthink

Answer 9

• Coined by JANIS after studying the disastrous bay of pigs invasion in 1961
• members become so cohesive and like-minded that they make poor decisions despite contrary information that might reasonably lead them to other options

Question 10

Individual vs. Group performance

Answer 10

> Nominal group
-several people work individually on a problem but do not interact
Interacting group
-outperform one individual but cannot outperform nominal
Group polarization
-group members will shift their beliefs to a more extreme version of what they already believe individually