Psychology Of Groups Flashcards
Common knowledge effect
The tendency for groups to spend more time disscussing information that all members know (shared information) and less time examining information that only a few members know ( unshared)
Group cohesion
The solidarity or unity of a group resulting from the development of strong and mutual interpersonal bonds among members and group level forces that unify the group such as shared commitment to group goals
Group polarization
The tendency for members of a deliberating group to move to a more extreme position with the direction of the shift determined by the majority or average of the members predilberation preferences
Ostracism
Excluding one or more individuals from a group by reducing or eliminating contact with the person usually by ignoring shunning or explicitly banishing them
Shared mental model
Knowledge expectations conceptualizations and other cognitive representations that members of a group have in common pertaining to the group and it’s members tasks procedures and resources
Social comparison
The process of contrasting ones personal qualities and outcomes including beliefs attitudes values abilities accomplishments and experiences to those of other people
Social facilitation
Improvement in task performance that occurs when people work in the presence of other people
Social identiy theory
A theoretical analysis of group process and intergroup relations that assumes group influence their members self concepts and self esteem particularly when individuals catogorize themselves as group members and idenitfy with the group
Social loafing
The reduction of individual effort exerted when people work in groups compared with when they work alone
Collective self esteem
Feelings of self worth are based on evolution of relashionships with others and membership in social groups
