Week 8 - Group Processes Flashcards
intagroup processes
process that happen within a group
intergroup processes
processes that occur between groups of people
social facilitation
when people do better on a task in the presence of others than when they’re alone
social inhibition
when people do worse on a task in the presence of others than when they’re alone
collective effect model
a model which describes peoples motivation to exert effort in group tasks as depending on whether they believe their distinct efforts will be identifiable, their efforts will make a difference in the groups success, and they’ll experience positive outcomes
social compensation
the notion that if a project is important to you, you may work even harder to compensate for the poor performance or social loafing of others
group cohesion
the morale, team spirit, and solidarity of the members of the group
group polarization
when the initial tendencies of group members become more extreme following group discussion
risky shift
a process by which groups tend to make riskier decisions than individuals would make alone
groupthink
a group decision making style that is characterized by an excessive tendency among group members to seek concurrence, consensus, and unanimity, as opposed to making the best-decision
ethnocentrism
the belief that ones cultural values are shared by others
social dilemma
situations where if al individuals make self-interested choices the result will be the worst possible outcome for everyone
common resource dilemmas
a social dilemma in which each person can take as much as he or she wants of a common resource, but if everyone takes as much as they want, the resource will eventually be completely depleted
public goods dilemma
a type of social dilemma where each person must decide what to contribute t a common pool of resources that will not exist unless people contribute to it
prisoners dilemma
the situation in which two people may choose to either cooperate with each other or compete
