PSY 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Stanford Prison Experiment, Group Cohesiveness, Cognitive Dissonance
11 Apr 2018
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Groups and individuals: the consequences of belonging: groups: their nature and function. Group: 2 or more interacting people who share common goals, have a stable relationship, are somehow interdependent, and perceive that they are part of a group. Entitativity (cohesiveness): the extent to which a group is perceived as being a coherent entity. Groups confer roles , which define responsibilities and even self-concept. Status can vary within a group (skills, height, seniority) Highly cohesive groups are more supportive, more cooperative, have higher morale, and perform better. A difficult initiation increases commitment and cohesion through cognitive. Participants came to act increasingly like actual prisoners and actual guards as the study progressed ( roles ) Collectivism : a cultural schema in which the norm is to maintain harmony among. Individualism : a cultural schema in which the norm is to value standing out from the group members, even if doing so might entail some personal costs group and being different from others.
