Social Power and Hierarchy

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PSYB10 (Social Power and Hierarchy) Flashcards on Social Power and Hierarchy, created by andreaarose on 08/12/2013.
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Magee and Galinsky High powered people draw self oriented E's on their forehead.
Formal hierarchy Explicit roles that vary by rank order. It is legitimate.
Informal hierarchy Rank ordering of individuals that develops organically. No clear social roles.
Social power Control over valued resources in social relations.
Social status Extent to which an individual is respected.
Attention and power We give more attention to higher ranked individuals.
Hierarchical differentiation The process through which individuals are sorted into ranked positions.
Differentiation in formal hierarchies Individuals can enter and leave the hierarchy or progress through the ranks.
Differentiation in informal hierarchies Differentiation develops spontaneously and depends on which dimension is most important to the group.
Differentiation based on personality Task oriented hierarchy needs conscientiousness. Socially oriented needs extraversion.
Differentiation based on group needs Groups with little coordination tend towards assertive speaking styles vs. tentative.
Social order Hierarchy fulfills need for order and stability.
Coordination Provides clear lines of direction. When unclear = disorganized.
Incentives Hierarchies provide motivation for members.
Power approach theory High powered people focus on rewards, low power focus on threat/punishments.
Power and social interaction Power predicts speaking time and speaking out of turn.
Power and social perception High powered people have lower perceptive taking skills and emotion detection.
Expectancy confirmation Randomly assigned people to different positions, still thought managers were more competent.
Social dominance orientation Measure of individuals attitudes about hierarchy - want inequality.
External change Can come from a newly dynamic environment or an external shock
Fairness of resource allocation Greater disparity between low and high ranking members - greater abandonment of hierarchy.
Reciprocity norm People want to associate with higher status individuals, if not reciprocated, they don't give them anymore attention.
Status leakage High status people lose status when seen associating with low power individuals.
Effects of instability The instability of hierarchy predicts prolonged hormonal stress.
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