Psychology 2990A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cockroach, Likey, Group Cohesiveness

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

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Two or more people who in uence eachother (not much interaction or communication) A minimal group (a wave at a basketball game) An aggregate of a group of people at a bus stop can turn into a minimal group if one person looks up, then the others will likely look up to. Group in uence can be quite powerful, for example, consider not standing during a national anthem. A social group is two or more people who in uence each other through social interaction. This question was raised by norman triplett (1898) Cyclists who competed with each other were faster than cyclists who competed alone against the clock. Triplett performed what is called the rst laboratory experiment in social psychology. The presence of others releases energy - called. He had kids wind a string on a shing rod as fast as they can, either in front of other kids or by themselves.