Psychology 2990A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Group 12 Element, Equatorial Guinea, Group Cohesiveness

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2990A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

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3 definitions (3 types of groups): two or more people in same place at same time. No interaction or communication with each other needed. An aggregate or collective (a non-social group: two or more people who influence each other (not much interaction or communication b/w group members) Part 1: social facilitation: how are we influenced by the mere presence of others: norman triplett (1898): Cyclists who competed with each other raced faster than cyclists who competed alone. Task: wind string on a fishing wheel as fast as possible. Result: kids wound string faster in the presence of other kids who were also winding string than when alone. The presence of others releases extra energy (dynamogism) that facilitates performance: establishing the generality of the facilitation effect. Cofactors (who perform the same task) and. Others who are merely present (an audience) Other physical tasks (eg: lifting weight, shooting pool) and. Cognitive tasks (eg: simple math problems, learning word association, naming colors)