PSYC 215 Chapter 8: Chapter 8 - Group Processes (Part II)
16 Dec 2011
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In 1903, orville and wilbur wright"s plane flew precariously near killy hawk, north carolina. Within a few decades of orville"s first 12-second flight, people would fly across vast lands and oceans. Historical examples of what can be accomplished when people work together. Columbia a space shuttle that disintegrated minutes away from its schedule landing on february 1, 2003, is a lesson of how group processes can lead to bad, even catastrophic, decision making. When the challenger exploded, it was found that the o-ring seals had indeed failed. We all work in groups, and we are all affected by them. Group processes that contributed to both the accomplishments and tragedies of the first century of flight affect our own lives in countless ways. People are often at their best and their worst in groups. It is also through groups that stereotypes turn into oppression, frustrations turn into mob violence, and conflicts turn into wars.
