Intro

Question 1

Actions, processes, and changes that occur within groups and between groups

Answer 1

Group dynamics

Question 2

2 or more individuals who are connected by and within social relationships.

Answer 2

Group

Question 3

The state of being a part of, or included
within, a social group.

Group are said to be linked by:

Answer 3

Membership.

Question 4

A set of interconnected individuals or groups;
more generally, any set of social or nonsocial objects that are linked by relational ties

Answer 4

Network

Question 5

Aspects of the self-concept that derive
from relationships and memberships in groups; in particular, those qualities that are held in common by two or more people who recognize that they are members of
the same group or social category.

Perception of themselves as members of the same group or social category that creates a sense of we and us, as well as a sense of they

Answer 5

Social identity

Question 6

2 types of interaction

Answer 6

Relationship interaction (socioemotional interaction)
Task interaction

Question 7

Actions performed by group members that relate to or influence the emotional and
interpersonal bonds within the group, including both positive actions (social support, consideration) and negative actions (criticism, conflict).

Pertains to the interpersonal, social
side of group life

Answer 7

Relationship interaction

Question 8

Actions performed by group members that pertain to the group’s projects, plans, tasks, and goals.

Answer 8

Task interaction

Question 9

A conceptual taxonomy developed by Joseph McGrath that orders group tasks in a circular pattern based on two continua: cooperative–competitive and conceptual–behavioral.

Answer 9

Circumplex model of group tasks

Question 10

4 basic group goals of circumplex model of group tasks

Answer 10

Generating
Choosing
Negotiating
Executing (performing)

Question 11

Goal of circumplex model of group tasks

Groups that concoct the strategies they will use to accomplish their goals (Type 1:
planning tasks) or to create altogether new ideas and approaches to their problems (Type 2: creativity tasks).

Answer 11

Generating

Question 12

Goal of circumplex model of group tasks

Groups that make decisions about issues that have correct solutions (Type 3: intellective tasks) or questions that can be answered in many ways (Type 4: decision-making tasks).

Answer 12

Choosing

Question 13

Goal of circumplex model of group tasks

Groups that must resolve differences of opinion among members regarding
their goals or decisions (Type 5: cognitive conflict tasks) or resolve competitive disputes among members (Type 6: mixed-motive tasks).

Answer 13

Negotiating

Question 14

Goal of circumplex model of group tasks

Groups that do things, including taking part in competitions (Type 7: contests/ battles/competitive tasks) or working together
to create some product or carry out collective
actions (Type 8: Performances/psychomotor
tasks).

Answer 14

Executing

Question 15

State of being dependent to some
degree on other people, as when one’s outcomes, actions, thoughts, feelings, and experiences are determined in whole or in part by others.

Answer 15

Interdependence

Question 16

Underlying pattern of roles, norms, and relations among members that organizes groups

Answer 16

Group structure

Question 17

Coherent set of behaviors expected of people who occupy specific positions within a group.

Answer 17

Role

Question 18

Consensual and often implicit standard that
describes what behaviors should and should not be performed in a given context

Answer 18

Norms

Question 19

Strength of the bonds linking individuals to and in the group

Answer 19

Group cohesion

Question 20

Described by Donald Campbell as the extent to which an assemblage of individuals is perceived to be a group rather than an aggregation of independent, unrelated individuals; the quality of being an entity.

Answer 20

Entitativity

Question 21

Entitativity, according to Campbell, is
substantially influenced by: (3)

Answer 21

Common fate
Similarity
Proximity

Question 22

Entitativity

Do the individuals experience the
same or interrelated outcomes?

Answer 22

Common fate

Question 23

Entitativity

Do the individuals perform similar
behaviors or resemble one another?

Answer 23

Similarity

Question 24

Entitativity

How close together are the individuals in the aggregation?

Answer 24

Proximity

Question 25

4 types of groups

Answer 25

Primary groups
Social groups
Collectives
Categories

Question 26

Type of Group

Small, long-term group, such as families and friendship cliques, characterized by face-to-face interaction, solidarity, and high levels of member-to-group interdependence and identification

Answer 26

Primary groups

Question 27

The theoretical premise, put forward
by W. I. Thomas, which maintains that an individual’s understanding of a social situation, even if incorrect, will determine how he or she will act in the situation

Answer 27

Thomas Theorem

Question 28

Belief that all things, including individuals and groups, have a basic nature which makes them what they are and distinguishes them from others

Answer 28

Essentialism

Question 29

Type of Group

Relatively small number of individuals
who interact with one another over an extended period of time, such as work groups, clubs, and congregations

Answer 29

Social Groups

Question 30

Type of Group

Relatively large aggregation or group of individuals who display similarities in actions and outlook.

Answer 30

Collectives

Question 31

Aggregation of people or things that share
some common attribute or are related in some way

Answer 31

Category

Question 32

Scientists’ shared assumptions about the phenomena they study; also, a set of research procedures

Answer 32

Paradigm

Question 33

Hypothetical unifying mental force linking group members together; the fusion of individual consciousness or mind into a
transcendent consciousness

Answer 33

Collective conscious (or groupmind)

Question 34

Supra-individual level of consciousness
that links members in a psychic, telepathic connection.

Answer 34

Groupmind

Question 35

Patterns of growth and change that emerge across the group’s life span.

Answer 35

Group development

Question 36

Examining group behavior from several different levels of analysis, including individual level (micro), group level (meso), and organizational or societal level (macro).

Answer 36

Multilevel perspective

Question 37

Term used by Kurt Lewin to describe scientific inquiry that both expands basic theoretical knowledge and identifies solutions to significant social problems.

Answer 37

Action research