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Chapter 9: GROUPS, Used for ->
Groups
<-Often have, Why groups…
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A group consists of two or more people who interact and are interdependent in the sense that their needs and goals cause them to influence each other
social facilitation: the tendency for people to do better on simple tasks and worse on complex tasks when they are in the presence of others and their individual performance can be evaluated
social loafing: the tendency for people to relax when they are in the presence of others and their individual performance cannot be evaluated, such that they do worse on simple tasks that they don’t care about but better on complex tasks that are important to them
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transactive memory: when the combined memory of a group is more efficient than the memory of its individual members
groupthink: a kind of thinking in which maintaining group cohesiveness and solidarity is more important than considering the facts in a realistic manner
social dilemma: a conflict in which the most beneficial action for an individual will, if chosen by most people, be harmful to everyone
Negotiation: a form of communication between opposing sides in a conflict in which offers and counteroffers are made and a solution occurs only when both parties agree
Average estimate of a crowd will tend to be more correct than individual estimates
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Groups find better solutions if they encounter other groups
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