SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Fall 2018 Lecture 18 - Groupthink, Group dynamics, Irving Janis

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

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What is aggression: actions where there is intent to harm another. Lecture 18: aggression: target must want to avoid harm, not just physical violence. What motivates us to be aggressive: aggression as instinct. What is a group: a social unit consisting of 2 or more people who adhere to the following: Interaction among members: does(cid:374)(cid:859)t ha(cid:448)e to (cid:271)e fa(cid:272)e to fa(cid:272)e, shared goals. Interdependency amongst the members to obtain these goals: shared norms, 2 people can count as a group. Types of groups: primary groups, tend to be strong emotional ties, tend to be smaller, last longer, e. g. , a family, secondary groups, not as closely connected, emotional tie is not strong, e. g. , planning committee, group work in school. Group conformity: the asch experiments: ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hologi(cid:272)al e(cid:454)peri(cid:373)e(cid:374)t that re(cid:448)ealed to (cid:449)hat degree a perso(cid:374)(cid:859)s o(cid:449)(cid:374) opi(cid:374)io(cid:374) is influenced by members of a group.