PSYC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Marshall Plan, Transactional Leadership, Transformational Leadership
11 Mar 2013
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Group: two or more people who, for longer than a few moments, interact with and influence one another and perceive one another as us . Coactors: a group of people working simultaneously and individually on a non-competitive task. Social facilitation: (1) original meaning the tendency of people to perform simple or well-learned tasks better when others are present; (2) current meaning the strengthening of dominant (prevalent, likely) responses owing to the presence of others. Evolutionary apprehension: concern for how others are evaluating us. Social loafing: the tendency for people to exert less effort when they pool their efforts toward a common goal than when they are individually accountable. Free riders: people who benefit from the group but give little in return. Deindividuation: loss of self-awareness and evaluation apprehension; occurs in group situations that foster anonymity and draw attention away from the individual.
