PSYC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Narcissism, Sony Crackle, Binge Eating
16 May 2012
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A group is a collection of people, usually people who are doing or being something together. Some groups seem more like groups than others do. Diverse groups might find it hard to come together and act like a group, in comparison to groups that start off being similar. Human groups are not just social but also cultural, and culture greatly increases what groups can do. In another class, the teacher randomly divides students into groups, so dissimilar students are often grouped together. Many groups are made up of distinct, well-defined roles. Complementary roles provide better results than having everyone chip in and do the same thing. Groups perform better when people are individually identified and perform their unique roles. But when people are more anonymous, results are poorer and sometimes very bad (eg: nazi germany). Deindividuation: loss of self-awareness and of individual accountability in a group.
