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8: Group Processes Flashcards

1
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A set of individuals who have direct interactions, joint membership, and shared common fate, identity, or set of goals

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Group

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These are two or more individuals who are connected by and within social relationships

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Group

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A collection of individuals who have relations to one another

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Group

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Groups with only two members

a. Group
b. Dyad
c. Triad
d. Mobs, crowds, congregation

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Dyads

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Three-member group

a. Group
b. Dyad
c. Triad
d. Mobs, crowds, congregation

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Triad

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very large collection of people

a. Group
b. Dyad
c. Triad
d. Mobs, crowds, congregation

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Mobs, crowds, congregation

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7
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The state of being a part of, or included within, a social group

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Membership

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8
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A set of interconnected individuals or groups

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Network

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Unique qualities of larger groups:

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-Members are rarely connected directly to all other members
-Subgroups are likely to form
-One or more leaders may be needed to organize and guide the group

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perception of themselves derived from group membership. It creates a sense of we and us, as well as a sense of they.

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Social identity

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What are the Stages of Group Development?

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  1. Forming (orientation)
  2. Storming (conflict)
  3. Norming (structure)
  4. Performing (work)
  5. Adjourning (dissolution)
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Members become familiar with each other and the group; dependency and inlclusion issues; acceptance of leader and group consensus

a. Forming (orientation)
b. Storming (conflict)
c. Norming (structure)
d. Performing (work)
e. Adjourning (dissolution)

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Forming

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Disagreement over procedures; expression of dissatisfaction; tension among members; antagonism toward leader

a. Forming (orientation)
b. Storming (conflict)
c. Norming (structure)
d. Performing (work)
e. Adjourning (dissolution)

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Storming

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Growth of cohesiveness and unity; establishment of roles; standards and relationships; increased trust, communication

a. Forming (orientation)
b. Storming (conflict)
c. Norming (structure)
d. Performing (work)
e. Adjourning (dissolution)

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Norming

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Goal achievement, high task-orientation; emphasis on performance and production

a. Forming (orientation)
b. Storming (conflict)
c. Norming (structure)
d. Performing (work)
e. Adjourning (dissolution)

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Performing

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Termination of roles, completion of tasks; reduction of dependency

a. Forming (orientation)
b. Storming (conflict)
c. Norming (structure)
d. Performing (work)
e. Adjourning (dissolution)

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Adjourning

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Communications are tentative, polite; concern for ambiguity, group

a. Forming (orientation)
b. Storming (conflict)
c. Norming (structure)
d. Performing (work)
e. Adjourning (dissolution)

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Forming

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Criticism of ideas; poor attendance; hostility; polarization and coalition formation

a. Forming (orientation)
b. Storming (conflict)
c. Norming (structure)
d. Performing (work)
e. Adjourning (dissolution)

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Storming

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Agreement on procedures; reduction in role ambiguity; increased “we-feeling”

a. Forming (orientation)
b. Storming (conflict)
c. Norming (structure)
d. Performing (work)
e. Adjourning (dissolution)

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Norming

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Decision making; problem solving; mutual cooperation

a. Forming (orientation)
b. Storming (conflict)
c. Norming (structure)
d. Performing (work)
e. Adjourning (dissolution)

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Performing

21
Q

Disintegration and withdrawal; increased independence and emotionality; regret

a. Forming (orientation)
b. Storming (conflict)
c. Norming (structure)
d. Performing (work)
e. Adjourning (dissolution)

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Adjourning

22
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an improvement in individual performance when working with other people rather than alone

a. Mere presence theory
b. Evaluation apprehension theory
c. Social Facilitation

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Social Facilitation

23
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the proposition that the mere presence of others is sufficient to produce social facilitation effects

a. Mere presence theory
b. Evaluation apprehension theory
c. Social Facilitation

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Mere presence theory

24
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a theory that the presence of others will produce social facilitation effects only when those others are seen as potential evaluators

a. Mere presence theory
b. Evaluation apprehension theory
c. Social Facilitation

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Evaluation apprehension theory

25
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A group-produced reduction in individual output on tasks in which contributions are shared.

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Social loafing

26
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the extent to which team members stick together and remain united in the pursuit of a common goal.

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Cohesiveness

27
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The scientific study of actions, processes, and changes that occur within and between groups

a. Group cohesiveness
b. Group dynamics
c. Groupthink

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Group dynamics

28
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The forces exerted on a group push its members closer together.

a. Group cohesiveness
b. Group dynamics
c. Groupthink

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Group cohesiveness

29
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the strength of the bonds linking members to a group.

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Group cohesion

30
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Excessive tendency to seek agreement among group members.

a. Group cohesiveness
b. Group dynamics
c. Groupthink

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Groupthink

31
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Emerges when the need for agreement takes priority over the motivation to obtain accurate information and make appropriate decisions.

a. Group cohesiveness
b. Group dynamics
c. Groupthink

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Groupthink

32
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Symptoms of Groupthink:

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  1. Overestimation of the group
  2. Close-mindedness
  3. Increased pressures toward uniformiy
    a. Mindguards and pressure on dissenters
    b. Self censorship
    c. Illusion unanimity
  4. Defective decision making

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