What is a group?
... Why do people join groups? • There are many reasons for joining a group: They provide protection, allow us to do things we cannot do alone, validate our attitudes, and provide social support and a sense of collective identity. Groups reduce uncertainty about who we are, how we should behave, and ho ...
... Why do people join groups? • There are many reasons for joining a group: They provide protection, allow us to do things we cannot do alone, validate our attitudes, and provide social support and a sense of collective identity. Groups reduce uncertainty about who we are, how we should behave, and ho ...
Groups And Formal Organizations
... • -groups within a formal organization in which personal relationships are guided by norms, rituals, and sentiments – E.g. the Hawthorne Study ...
... • -groups within a formal organization in which personal relationships are guided by norms, rituals, and sentiments – E.g. the Hawthorne Study ...
Sociology and You - Freeman Public Schools
... primary and secondary groups, the social relationships within a network involve both strong and weak ties. • Social networks can provide a sense of belonging and purpose, furnish support in the form of help and advice, and be a tool for entering the ...
... primary and secondary groups, the social relationships within a network involve both strong and weak ties. • Social networks can provide a sense of belonging and purpose, furnish support in the form of help and advice, and be a tool for entering the ...
Chapter 4
... • downward social comparison: bolsters sense of competence • upward social comparison: hope and motivation – The self-evaluation maintenance (SEM) model: people affiliate with individuals who do not outperform them in areas that are very relevant to their self-esteem. ...
... • downward social comparison: bolsters sense of competence • upward social comparison: hope and motivation – The self-evaluation maintenance (SEM) model: people affiliate with individuals who do not outperform them in areas that are very relevant to their self-esteem. ...
social psych study guide 14
... The test will consist of multiple choice questions, short answer questions and a scenario analysis. You should be familiar with all handouts and be able to define and give an example of the following terms:! ...
... The test will consist of multiple choice questions, short answer questions and a scenario analysis. You should be familiar with all handouts and be able to define and give an example of the following terms:! ...
Group - spetersopsych
... More of a social function as members share ideas and opinions about uniforms. There are also some functions they “get behind” such as fighting ads on unis. ...
... More of a social function as members share ideas and opinions about uniforms. There are also some functions they “get behind” such as fighting ads on unis. ...
Conformity: the essentials - King Edward VI Handsworth School VLE
... of agreement in their estimates, participants used each other’s views to reach new estimates which, as a result, converged on each other. Informational influence accounts for why conformity rises with the difficulty of the task: as it becomes harder to judge correctly, uncertainty increases and the ...
... of agreement in their estimates, participants used each other’s views to reach new estimates which, as a result, converged on each other. Informational influence accounts for why conformity rises with the difficulty of the task: as it becomes harder to judge correctly, uncertainty increases and the ...
Attitudes
... A misperception that occurs when people estimate that they have encountered more confirmations of an association between social traits than they have actually seen. ...
... A misperception that occurs when people estimate that they have encountered more confirmations of an association between social traits than they have actually seen. ...
Chapter 16
... A misperception that occurs when people estimate that they have encountered more confirmations of an association between social traits than they have actually seen. ...
... A misperception that occurs when people estimate that they have encountered more confirmations of an association between social traits than they have actually seen. ...
Communication_with_Hollywoods_Best_Communicators
... Showing Uncertainty – Pen biting is a throwback to the need to be nursed. shows fear and lack of confidence. ...
... Showing Uncertainty – Pen biting is a throwback to the need to be nursed. shows fear and lack of confidence. ...
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... personally identified. e. Jamie does not help the girl being attacked because the other bystanders are taking little action. 15. When group discussions change individuals’ judgments, it is known as a. Risky shift b. Groupthink c. Group polarization d. Social comparison e. Group cohesion ...
... personally identified. e. Jamie does not help the girl being attacked because the other bystanders are taking little action. 15. When group discussions change individuals’ judgments, it is known as a. Risky shift b. Groupthink c. Group polarization d. Social comparison e. Group cohesion ...
1.Six Fundamental Patterns of Cultural Differences
... often are encouraged to deal directly with conflicts that do arise. In fact, face-toface meetings customarily are recommended as the way to work through whatever problems exist. In contrast, in many Eastern countries, open conflict is experienced as embarrassing or demeaning; as a rule, differences ...
... often are encouraged to deal directly with conflicts that do arise. In fact, face-toface meetings customarily are recommended as the way to work through whatever problems exist. In contrast, in many Eastern countries, open conflict is experienced as embarrassing or demeaning; as a rule, differences ...
Intro_Stanford Prison Study
... peoples attitude and values. • Methods of Persuasion: – Central Route: evidence and logic to persuade people. – Peripheral Route: Uses association of objects with positive and negative – Two-Sided Argument: messenger presents not only his or her side but the oppositions side as well. – Emotional App ...
... peoples attitude and values. • Methods of Persuasion: – Central Route: evidence and logic to persuade people. – Peripheral Route: Uses association of objects with positive and negative – Two-Sided Argument: messenger presents not only his or her side but the oppositions side as well. – Emotional App ...
Ch. 3
... – An intolerant, unfavorable, and rigid attitude toward a group of people; negative stereotypes. – Ultimate Attribution Error: tendency to use stereotyped beliefs about a group to make internal attributions about shortcomings and external attributions about successes. ...
... – An intolerant, unfavorable, and rigid attitude toward a group of people; negative stereotypes. – Ultimate Attribution Error: tendency to use stereotyped beliefs about a group to make internal attributions about shortcomings and external attributions about successes. ...
pdf file
... task, for example, in relation to managing a group of researchers. As each person in a group is an autonomous agent with his or her own neurological structures and patterns, carrying, for example, their own emotions, beliefs, and intentions, it would be reasonable to expect that managing any group w ...
... task, for example, in relation to managing a group of researchers. As each person in a group is an autonomous agent with his or her own neurological structures and patterns, carrying, for example, their own emotions, beliefs, and intentions, it would be reasonable to expect that managing any group w ...
advanced interpersonal communication
... When we are under scrutiny, we will try to manage the impressions that others form of us. We may use self-enhancement 6techniques to make us seem good or other enhancement techniques to make others feel good. Halo/Horn effect (Dion, Berscheid & Walster, 1972) The tendency to over-generalize someone’ ...
... When we are under scrutiny, we will try to manage the impressions that others form of us. We may use self-enhancement 6techniques to make us seem good or other enhancement techniques to make others feel good. Halo/Horn effect (Dion, Berscheid & Walster, 1972) The tendency to over-generalize someone’ ...
Conformity theories
... you stare at a single colour, and then look at a white area, you will see the opposite colour of the colour that you were previously looking at. For example, if one was staring at a purple area, one would see orange when looking at the white area. Moscovici thought that minority influence operated i ...
... you stare at a single colour, and then look at a white area, you will see the opposite colour of the colour that you were previously looking at. For example, if one was staring at a purple area, one would see orange when looking at the white area. Moscovici thought that minority influence operated i ...
Social Influence
... placed in a dark room with a spotlight projected onto a screen, the stationary spot if light appears to move. Subjects asked to make judgements about the extent of the movement show great variability in their answers when alone. The influence of group norms was investigated by putting 3 subjects tog ...
... placed in a dark room with a spotlight projected onto a screen, the stationary spot if light appears to move. Subjects asked to make judgements about the extent of the movement show great variability in their answers when alone. The influence of group norms was investigated by putting 3 subjects tog ...
A few notes on focus group research
... issues to arise, but perhaps we need a broadly standardised format with a schedule of topics that must be addressed (for group comparability)? Groups context of focus groups – does this bias the data so strongly as to render it useless? Examples are: group think (false consensus) or; a shift t ...
... issues to arise, but perhaps we need a broadly standardised format with a schedule of topics that must be addressed (for group comparability)? Groups context of focus groups – does this bias the data so strongly as to render it useless? Examples are: group think (false consensus) or; a shift t ...
A model of the evolution of frequent social communication
... observation, maintaining a model of their groups dominance hierarchy (Bergman et al., 2003). In dense populations this social monitoring may be the primary function of vigilance behaviour and should increase with group size and density (Hirsch, 2002). One widespread method of social monitoring invol ...
... observation, maintaining a model of their groups dominance hierarchy (Bergman et al., 2003). In dense populations this social monitoring may be the primary function of vigilance behaviour and should increase with group size and density (Hirsch, 2002). One widespread method of social monitoring invol ...
Chapter 9: Social Influence
... 2. Target must be given a chance to compromise through refusal 3. Second request must be related to the first and come from the same person who is seen as making a personal concession ...
... 2. Target must be given a chance to compromise through refusal 3. Second request must be related to the first and come from the same person who is seen as making a personal concession ...