PSY220H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: No. 38 Group Raf, Group Cohesiveness
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Makes people feel less accountable for their actions because it reduces the chances that the individual will be singled out and blamed. When people see others acting in the same way they are. Believe that others feel as they do & reinforces their own feelings. Impulsive group action draws our attention & reduces self-awareness. The tendency for groups to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclinati. Group discussion tends to make people more inclined to go in the direction they are alr. Group s decision is riskier than any one individual member of the group s decisi. Exposure to ideas that you had not thought of. A kind of thinking in which maintaining group cohesiveness and solidarity is more importa. Illusion of invulnerability & unquestioned belief in the group s morality. Group brainstorming can lead to increased accuracy and generation of more creative idea.
