Working Groups Flashcards
categories and aggregates
categories share characteristics
aggregates happen to be in same place at same time
cohesion
extent group is connected
norman triplett experiment
cyclist face faster in presence of other people vs against the clock
-co action effect: increase in task performance by presence of someone else doing same task
social facilitation
presence of others can enhance or impair performance on tasks
- if task easy performance enhanced
- if task hard performance impaired
*determined by person performing task
why does presence of others cause arousal (2)
- evaluation apprehension
- worried about other evaluation of us
- distraction conflict
- distracted by the presence of others
social lofting
being in a group can cause lack of effort
-seen when individual effort can’t be judged
Self fulfilling prophecy needs 3 things
- target and receiver
- receiver subconsciously behaving differently toward target
- target behaves in behavioral conformation
*not about view of yourself
stereotype threat
focuses on social identity and needs to be activated
evaluation apprehension
worried about others judging us on task
spotlight effect
when you think you are constantly being judged
steps of group development (5)
- forming
- storming
- norming
- performing
- adjourning
risky shift
take greater risks as group rather than individuals
contagion theory
Explains crowd behavior
in a crowd and anonymous
-can’t be picked out
social unrest and circular reaction
discontent of one person pushes against another person
-violence sparks violence
convergency theory
shared emotions/goals that bring out crowd behavior
-group stars with shared goal or belief
