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AWA Chp 9
AWA Chp 9- Influence in Social Groups
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Group Cohesiveness | Qualities of a group that bind members together and promote liking between members |
| Social Facilitation | Tendency for people to do better on simple things in the presence of others and worse on harder things when their individual performance can be evaluated |
| Social Loafing | Tendency to do worse on simple tasks and to do better on more complex tasks when in big groups and their individual performance is NOT evaluated |
| Deindivuation | Loosening of normal restraints on deviant or impulsive behavior when people cannot be identified |
| Process Loss | Any aspect of a group interaction that inhibits good problem solving |
| Transactive Memory | Combined memory of two people that is better than their individual memories |
| Groupthink | A kind of thinking in which maintaining group cohesiveness and solidarity is more important considering the facts in a realistic manner WAYS TO AVOID- remain impartial, seek outside opinions, create subgroups, seen anonymous opinions |
| Group Polarization | Tendency for groups to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclinations of its members |
| Great Person Theory | The idea that certain key personality traits make a person a good leader, regardless of situation |
| Transactional Leaders | Leaders who set clear, short-term goals and reward people who meet them |
| Transformational Leaders | Leaders who inspire followers for focus on common, long term goals |
| Contingency Theory of Leadership | The idea that leadership effectiveness depends on relationships, effectiveness, task orientation and amount of control leader has |
| Social Dilemma | Conflict in which the most beneficial action for an individual will have harmful effects on everyone Ex- it's beneficial for individuals to not pay for music, but if everyone did it, artists would stop making music because they wouldnt make any money |
| Public Goods Dilemma | Social dilemma in which individuals must contribute to a common pool in order to maintain the public good |
| Commons Dilemma | Social Dilemma in which everyone takes from a common pool of goods that will replenish itself if used in moderation but will disappear if overused (Pg. 299) Examples |
| Integrative Solution | Solution to a conflict wherby the parties make tradeoffs on an issue according to their different interests |
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