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PSY- chapter 9
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
10/28/2012

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Term
define:
intragroup process
intergroup process
interperonsonal
Definition
intragroup: process that happen within a group
Intergroup: Process that occurs between groups of people
Interpersonal: happens between two or more people
Term
social facilitation
Definition
when people do better on a task in presence of others than when they're alone
Term
Bikers going faster when with others is attributable to which social factor?
Definition
social facilitation
Term
social inhibition
Definition
when people do worse on a task in presence of others than when they're alone
Term
from a physioloigcal stand point, why does social faciliation and social inhibition occur?
Definition
presence of other people increase our physiological arousal, which enhances whatever the person's dominant tendency is on that task.
Term
list the three subcategories of why social inhibition and social facilitation occur
Definition
mere presence
- we get energized just from having others around.
- only works when participant uncertain of others behaviour or it can't be monitored

evalution apprehension
distraction
Term
social loafing
Definition
group produced reduction in individual output on easy tasks where contributions are pooled
Term
collecting effect model
Definition
people motivated to exert effort in group tasks as depending on whether they believe their effort will be identifiable, will make a different in groups sucess, and if they'll experince postive outcomes.
Term
describe the three tenants of the collecting effect model
Definition
identifiable contriubtions: whether people believe their own contriubtions will be recongnized. ie they won't socially loaf if outputs evaluated

contributions impact: if believe efforts will have impact on group's performance

task importance
- social compensation: if important to you may work even harder to compensate for poor performance or social loafing of others
Term
Group cohesion
- associated with better or worse performance ?
Definition
the morale, team spirt and solidarity of members of group.
associated with better performance
Term
The two main ways decision making in groups is influenced by intragroup processing
Definition
group polarization and groupthink
Term
group polarization
- risk shift
- two ways group polarization occurs
Definition
when initial tendencies of group members become more extreme following group discussion
- group tends to make risker decision than individs would make alone (only applies if group's initial tendency towards risky decision)
- occurs by:
- hearing more persuasive arguments
- learn group norms (knowing group norms leads us to be more confident in our own view)
Term
groupthink
- three tenants
- solutions
Definition
tendency among group members to seek concurrences and unanimity, instead of making best decision
tenants:
- overestimate invulnerability and morality
- close-mindedness (won't listen to dissenting vies from out group members )
- pressure toward uniformity

- solutions:
- open contriubtions from all group members and open to critiscism
- seek input from non-group members
- diverse members
- teach dangers of bias group decision making
Term
what are the four models of group leaders (brief)
Definition
trait or great person model
tranasctional leader
transformational leader
contigency model
Term
contrast trnasactional and transformational leaders
Definition
transactional : reward desirable behaviours by group members and act once mistakes or problems arise

transformational: make trust among group members, build identification with excitement about higher level group goals, examine new approaches to problem solving

transofmrational leaders have better performance because they create intrinsic motivation
Term
contingency model
Definition
having a match between leaders specific traits and demands of particular situation
Term
a social dilemma
- 3 types
Definition
if all indivds make self-interested choices, result wil be worst possible outcome for everyone
- types:
- common resource dilemmas (if everyone takes as much as they want, there won't be any left)
- public goods (if no one contributes, there is no pool)
- prisoners dilemma
Term
3 factors that facilitate group performance
Definition
individ and group goals compatible
commitment to group goals
cooperation leads to positive outcomes
Term
5 solutions to social dilemmas
Definition
regulate use of resources
engage in open communication
activate altruistic motives
create small connective groups
create consequeneces for compeition
Term
for prisioners experiment, how likely were asian americans to cooperate with firends and strangers when primed with chinese symbols
Definition
liekly to help friends but not strangers
Term
relationship between power distance and social loafing
Definition
power distance predicted more loafing in situations where there was a temptation to loaf
Term
does social loafing apply to collect?
Definition
not really, because they want their group to seem competent regardless of own input being identified.
Term
does collect work equally hard with ingroup than out group
Definition
no. work harder with ingroup
Term
collect or individ deal better with social dilemmas?
Definition
collect, they'll work together instead of assuming everyone will act competitively like those silly americans.
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