Groups Flashcards
What is a group
Social unit of 2 or more people
What is an individualistic group
People in a group act the same when when theyre alone
what is a Collectivist group
Behave in a social way
What is social loafing
Person puts in less effect to Achieve a Goal when they work in groups
What is the ringlemann effect
People become less productive as the size of the group increases
Explain the experiment for motivation vs coordination loss
Group 1 = real ppl pulling on rope
Group 2 = pseudo group, 1 real pps + confeds
Findings of
less effert when ppl work as a group compare to individually
Why do people social loaf
Output equity
Evaluation apprehension
Matching to standard
What is output equity
Thinking others will loaf so want to make equity
What is evaluation apprehension
What is meant by matching to standard
No clear performance markers
What is group cohesiveness
the group works hard together
The model
