PSYC 3430 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Equatorial Guinea, Punctuated Equilibrium

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

Document Summary

Communication networks: regular patterns of formal and informal paths that define who speaks to whom most frequently and what information is accessed. Communication networks have been found to influence the emergence of leadership and the structure of groups. Information saturation: centralized networks are most efficient unless information overload. Optimal network for certain tasks: simple, speed, satisfaction, leadership. Symlog (systematic multiple level observation of groups: 26 basic valued rules (self report, 3 key dimensions, dominance/submissiveness, friendliness/unfriendliness, acceptance/nonacceptance. Concept of equifinality: final state can be reached from final paths. Two primary forms of cohesion: task: commitment to achieve goal, social: attraction of members to one other. A dynamic process that is reflected in the tendency of a group to stick together and remain united. Collective efficacy: a high level of belief that each member has, that the group can achieve the task. Group potency: feeling of unity commitment and enthusiasm for the group.