PSY 124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Smooth Pursuit, Social Loafing, Deindividuation
4 Sep 2018
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Chapter 8: group processes: microsaccades (1 per second) Direct interactions among group members over a period of time. Shared fate, identity, set of goals: vary o(cid:374) how (cid:862)groupy(cid:863) they are (cid:894)co(cid:374)ti(cid:374)uu(cid:373)(cid:895, most voluntary, some not (ie. family) The need to belong: innate & present in all societies. People in all cultures are motivated to form relationships & resist their dissolution. Composition & functions of groups: members tend to be homogenous: alike in age, sex, beliefs, opinions. Groups tend to attract people who are already similar to them before they join. Groups tend to operate in ways that encourage similarity in members. Group cohesiveness: qualities of a group that bind members together & promote liking between members, more cohesive, more members are likely to stay in group, take part in group activities, try to recruit like-minded members. Hinders performance when maintaining good relations is more important than finding a solution to a problem.
