PSYC 3430 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Thomas Theorem, Group Dynamics, Egroups

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

Document Summary

Group dynamics: the actions, processes, and changes that occur within groups and between groups. Interdependence: mutual dependence, as when one"s outcomes, actions thoughts, feeling and experiences are influences to some degree by other people, interdependence can be: Symmetrical: influence among member is equal and reciprocated. Hierarchical: person at the top influences those at the bottom and there is no reciprocity. Hierarchical with unequal reciprocity: those at the bottom might influence the one at the top to a degree, but the one at the top influences those at the bottom to a much greater degree. Sequential: a influences b, b influences c but there is no reciprocity. We don"t see an automobile to be 4 wheels, a trunk, doors, hood etc. If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences : this idea of seeing a gathering of people as true groups and not as single individuals triggers psychological and interpersonal changes.