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Flashcards by Greg MacPherson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Greg MacPherson
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| Question | Answer |
| Unit Nine - Module 76 Group Behaviour | Group Behaviour |
| group behaviour | Actions performed by a group as a whole or by individuals when part of a group. |
| five characteristics of a group | Interdependence Social interaction Perception of a group Commonality of purpose Favouritism |
| social facilitation | Improved performance on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others. The positive influence of the group on performance. |
| social inhibition | Weakened performance on difficult or not well-learned tasks in the presence of others. The negative influence of the group on performance. |
| social loafing | A tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts toward attaining a common goal than when individually accountable. |
| deindividuation | The loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity. |
| Group polarization | The tendency for members in a group discussion to take somewhat more extreme positions and suggest riskier actions when compared to individuals who have not participated in a group discussion. |
| Groupthink | The type of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives. |
| Eight characteristics of groupthink | Invulnerability Rationalization Lack of introspection Stereotyping Pressure Lack of disagreement Self-deception Insularity |
| culture | The behaviours, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next. |
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