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Question 1

Task Interaction VS Relationship Interaction

Answer 1

Task interaction: problem solving, providing guidance, coordination etc.

Relationship interaction: sustaining relationshipts, encouraging others etc

Question 2

What is a group?

Answer 2

More than 2 people is a group, people have to be connected to each other (socially). Social connection means that you have an similar reaction or interaction that creates a bond between the group.

Size doesn’t matter, But majority (70%) consist of 2-7 people.

Question 3

4 different types of groups:

1. Primary
2. Social groups
3. Collectives
4. Social categories

Answer 3

Primary groups: small, long term, involuntarily, solidarity, high interdependence, frequent interaction, high influence on other members

Social groups: small, formally organized, often task oriented, less intimate public setting, membership is shorter.

Collectives: large amount of people, more fluid(loose formed), similarities in actions/outlook.

Social categories: common identity, social identity, rivalry.

Question 4

4 Goals of a group

Answer 4

v Generating ideas, plans, solutions
v Choosing between options
v Negotiating solutions to a conflict
v Executing performance tasks

Question 5

Describing groups: interdependence

Draw the reciprocity of the following:

Answer 5

a) symmetric interdependence with reciprocity
b) hierarchal interdependence without reciprocity
c) hierarchal interdependence with (unequal) reciprocity
d) sequential interdependence without reciprocity

Question 6

Cohesion:

Answer 6

Solidarity or unity of a group. Results from the development of the bonds among the group members, and the commitment that the members express towards the group

Question 7

Primary group

Answer 7

A small, long-term group characterized by frequent interaction, solidarity, and high levels of interdependence among members that substantially influences the attitudes, values, and social outcomes of its members

> Romantic partners, family, close friends, cliques of peers

> Membership is often involuntary

Question 8

Social group (secundary or task group)

Answer 8

A relatively small number of individuals who interact with one another over an extended period of time.

Membership tends to be shorter, more fluid, and less influential than primary groups

> Often task-oriented

Question 9

Multi-level, macro-level, meso-level, micro-level

Answer 9

In een ander universum

1. Micro level (individual; psychology)
2. Meso level (group and social context; sociology)
3. Macro level (organization, community, culture)
4. Multi-level (multiple perspectives)

Question 10

From isolation to inclusion (4)

Answer 10

1. Need to belong
2. Groups and loneliness
3. Inclusion & Exclusion
4. Inclusion and Human Nature

Question 11

Individualism & collectivism (3)

Answer 11

Micro: the individual self

Meso: the group culture

Maso: across cultures

Question 12

Personal & Social identity

Answer 12

1. Social Identity Theory

2. Motivation and Social Identity