SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ingroups And Outgroups, Social Proof, Penrod

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

Document Summary

A group is a social unit that consists of two or more persons and has the following. A group"s cohesion is the extent to which its members desire to remain in it, and. Keeping groups together - group cohesion - resist leaving it. Homophily: tendency for individuals to associate with similar others. Group goal = an outcome viewed by group members as desirable and important to. Individual and group goals can be related, but are not always the same. Most groups function best when there is substantial similarity (isomorphism) between group and individual goals. High isomorphism benefits the group because members are motivated to pursue group goals and contribute resources and effort to the group. As number of members increase, the average contribution of each member. Motivation loss that occurs when an individual"s contribution becomes less clear. As groups become larger, devindividuation more likely. Contribution perceived as smaller, and more redundant.