01:830:321 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Kin Selection, Herd Mentality, Stereotype Threat
26 Dec 2015
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Vary in groupiness (entivity) can be very high or low. A group can have any of these definitions but vary in how cohesive. Collective an assembly of people engaged in a common activity but little direct interaction with each other (ex. Some social psychological processes are unique to real groups: influenced by the people around you vs. shared interests with those around you. Had kids reel in a fishing rod: either alone or with another child next to them. When someone else was there, they were able to reel much. But there are conflicting findings! faster: in other cases, the presence of others made people perform slower, remember the example of the cockroaches finding their way through. When others were present, they were slower but only when the mazes the task was difficult. When alone, they performed better but only when the task was easy.
