Social psychology Flashcards
definition of a group and its purposes
A group refers to two or more people who interact with and influence
each other for more than a short period of time
Purpose:
- pleasure of the company of others
- To undertake specific activities
self-concept
- the individuals view about himself or herself, including
the persons attributes and who or what the self is (Baumeister)
social identity
The part of our self-concept that is based on membership in particular groups, for example “I am a Richmond fan”.
behaviour within groups
groups together for a long time are highly dependant on each other.
cooperation
Requires commitment to common goal to ensure each individual gets appropriate share of reward.
competition
refers to rivals trying to out do one another to achieve
a goal. Within groups = decreased cohesion + achievement of group goal. Between groups = increased group solidarity, but can lead to intergroup hostility.
deindividuation
deindividuation is the abandoning of the usual restraints of an individual to join in crowd or group behaviour. Due to two factors: anonymity and shift of attention
social loafing
blindfolded individuals doing tug of war only put in
82% as much effort when they thought they were pulling with others.
It is putting in less effort when in a group, individuals feel less accountable when in a group (bystander effect) or that their efforts
are not as important.
brainstorming
generate ideas
in a group. Diehl and Stroebe - believe that brainstorming blocks
production because only one person can speak at a time
impact of group size
Communication between members is heavily
influenced by group size, groups have different dynamics than face
to face conversations.
social categorisation
process of classifying a person as a member of a
certain group because of features that they share
stereotypes
form of social categorisation, based on what others think of as shared features.
