SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Word Association, Social Facilitation, Social Loafing

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOCPSY 1Z03
• Professor: Paul Galvin

Document Summary

1) the impact of one individual on another"s behaviour and beliefs. 2) the impact of a group on a member"s behaviour and beliefs. 3) the impact of a member on a group"s activities and structure. 4) the impact of one group on another group"s activities and structure. A group is a social unit that consists of two or more persons and has the following attributes: 1) membership, 2) interaction among members, 3) goals shared by members, 4) shared norms. A group"s cohesion is the extent to which its members desire to remain in it, and resist leaving it: social cohesion. People remain in a group due to liking of the social aspect. Homophily tendency for individuals to associate with similar others. Playing a sport that you are poor at because you enjoy spending time with the other members of the groups: task cohesion. People stay in a group because of an interest in the tasks performed within the group.