Lecture 1:Group processes Flashcards

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Entitativity

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a collection of persons who are perceived to be bonded together to some level

low: a mere collection of people (random collection)
high: shared goals and outcomes (eg people in a sports team)
* perception of a group as a pure entity

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Taxonomy of entitativity

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*Lickell et al 2000
Effect of presence of others on individual performance
Effect of task groups on team/group performance

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Social facilitation

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=effect upon performance due to presence of others

-presence improves when individual is good at a task, interferes when they’re not

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Drive theory

Zajonc 1965

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Zajonc 1965

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Social loafing

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=reduction in effort when individuals work in groups compared to alone

  • diffusion of responsibility
  • individual difference: individualist/collectivist cultures
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Collective effort model

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Karau & Williams 1993
ways to reduce self-loafing 
-evaluation
-smaller groups 
-meaningful tasks
-undermine expectancy of fellow workers to perform poorly
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