PSYC2212 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Fishing Reel, Transformational Leadership, Cognitive Bias
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A group: marvin shaw: 2 or more people who interact with and influence one another, josh turner: people who identify with one another and call themselves us", individuals can act as a group when they are alone. Reasons for a group"s existence: meet a need to belong, to provide info, to supply rewards and accomplish goals, people who can influence one another by simply sharing the same space. Group cohesiveness: (collective influence: social facilitation, social loafing, deindividuation. Examples of social influence: group polarisation, groupthink, minority of influence: Group interaction: small group: a leader can discuss decisions with everyone, all channel communication: associated with high levels of group morale and performance. Wheel communication": leader as the central medium through which all the members interact: large groups (universities): not sustainable to ask everyone when decisions are made, selected people represent groups and speak on behalf of them.
