PSYC 3430 Lecture 1: Psych 3430 - Lecture 1 - 01_11_19.5

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3430
• Professor: Peter K Papadogiannis

Document Summary

Groups are more than the sum of their parts. Lewin"s (1951) field theory: behavior is a function of the person and the environment. Lewin did not just want to describe groups, but to study situations that bring about change. Action research: integrates theory and applied research and shares experimental methods guidelines. A spiral of steps, each of which is composed of a circle of planning, action and fact-finding about the result of the action (lewin, 1946) What conditions bring about uniformity in thinking (i. e. , group think) Research validates or disconfirms theory, which leads to refinement. Brought a systematic approach to the field topics: group formation, cohesion, structure, influence, performance, conflict, etc. Examining group behaviour from several different levels of analysis: Micro-level qualities, attributes, actions of individual members. Meso-level group level factors size of group, cohesiveness, structure, norms. Macro-level larger group qualities such as: communities, societies. Floyd allport actions of all are nothing more than the sum of actions taken separately.