Psychology 2720A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Group Cohesiveness, Stanford Prison Experiment, Group Polarization
6 Jan 2019
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Thursday, november 2, 2017 social psychology group processes: influence in social groups. What is a group: a group a collection of 3 or more people who interact with each other and are interdependent. Forming relationships with others ful lls a number of basic human needs. The need to belong is an innate need found across cultures. Group membership motivates people to become involved in social change: the composition and functions of groups. Social norms specify how group members should behave. Social roles shared expectations by group members how particular people in the group are supposed to behave. Group cohesiveness qualities of a group that bind members together and promote liking among them. How groups in uence the behaviour of individuals: social facilitation: when the presence of others energizes us. The presence of others increases physiological arousal. When the arousal exists, it is easier to do something simple, and more di cult to do something complex or new.
