PSYC 2310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Social Dilemma, Transactional Leadership, Social Loafing
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Groups influence behaviour through: social facilitation, 3 explanations for this effect, distraction, evaluation apprehension, mere presence. Group cohesions: the morale, team spirit, and solidarity of the members of the group, essential characteristic that transforms a collection of individual people into members of a group, high cohesive groups perform better than less cohesive ones. Most restaurants impose a mandatory tip on groups of five or more. Group polarization, factors that contribute to it: hearing a large number of persuasive arguments, learning groups norms. Factors leading to group think: overestimating the group"s invulnerability and morality, closed-mindedness, pressure toward uniformity. People who are oriented toward both achievement and interpersonal dynamics are the most effective leaders. The needs of the individual conflict with the need of the group. Solutions to social dilemmas: regulating resources, set up a formal way to regulate the use of limited resources, communicating, creating small and connected groups, activating altruism, having consequences.