PSY220H5 Lecture : PSY220 LEC 10.docx
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Today"s plan: what are groups, group effects on the individual, social facilitation, deindividuation, groups and identity, social identity theory, common in-group identity model. A collection of individuals who have relations to one another that make them interdependent to some degree. The perception of an aggregate of individuals as a group: to possess some common attributes, and be seen as a coherent unit. Greater entitativity based on: similarity in physical traits. For our ancestors, group living offered: protection from predators, efficiency in food acquisition, assistance in child rearing, defense against human aggressors. Intergroup competition and status differentials emerge: race, socioeconomic status. The mere presence of groups can affect behavior. Racing board of the league of american wheelmen. Children asked to reel fishing lines as fast as possible: half were alone, half in the presence of another child. Children tended to reel faster in the presence of others: social facilitation.
