Psychology 2990A/B Lecture : Psych 2990 Feb Group.doc

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

Document Summary

1. two or more ppl on the same place at the same time. ex. strangers waiting for the bus. ppl don"t have to interact w each other or communicating. an aggregate ( or non- social group) 3. a social group: two or more ppl who influence each other through social interaction. they interact, communicate, make decisions, have shared goals. Occurs with: the presence of others releases energy (dynamogism) that facilitates perfomance. Coactors ( who perform the same task) Other who are merely present (an audience) Other physical tasks (e. g. lifting weights; shooting pool) and. Cognitive tasks (simple math problems, learning word assosiations, naming colors) Ppl even write their signature faster when others are present! But sometimes the presence of others inhibits perfomance (class presentation) Dominant response is most likely response ( if first word with salt is s means s is a dominant respond).