unit 7 set 1

group

a collection of people who have shared goals, a degree of interdependence, and some amount of communication

task functions

activities directed toward getting a job done

idealogy

the set of principles, attitudes, and defined objectives for which a group stands

social faciltation

an increase in performance in front of a crowd

social inhibition

a decrease in performance in front of a crowd

group polarization

theory that group discussions reinforces the majority’s point of view and shifts group members’ opinions to a more extreme position

group think

poor group decision making that occurs as a result of a group emphasizing unity over critical thinking

socialgram

a diagram that represents relationships within a group, especially likes and dislikes of members for other members

primary group

a group of people who interact face-to-face daily

secondary group

a larger group of people with whom you might have more impersonal relationships

norms

standard of comparison for test results developed by giving the test to large, well-defined groups of people

transformational leadership

leadership that produces large-scale organizational change by changing the goals of group members and deepening their commitment

obedience

a change in attitude or behavior brought about by social pressure to comply with people perceived to be authorities

debriefing

a procedure conducted at the end of an experiment to reveal the details of the study so that participants do not leave feeling confused or upset

asch conformity experiments

a series of studies directed by Solomon Asch studying if and how individuals yielded to or defied a majority group and the effect of such influences on beliefs and opinions

compliance

a change or maintenance of behavior to avoid discomfort or rejection and to gain approval

foot-in-the-door-technique

when you get a person to agree to a relatively minor request