Group Dynamics

The following are the important considerations mentioned by Forsyth (2010) that must be present in a group that came from the differing views of theorists.

Communication

Mutual Dependence

Shared Purpose and Goal

  A group requires at least_______ (except for people with extreme psychological disturbance, they cannot be considered a group).

Two

A group’s connection is a ___________

socially meaningful one

__________ formed groups were small, usually with two or three members

Informal or Spontaneously

by definition the only group that dissolves when one member leaves and the only group that can never be broken down into a subgroup

Dyad

The members of dyads are sometimes linked by a unique and powerful relationship –

Love

commonality that binds you to whatever group you are into.

Bond

Group members show a _________ with one another. They know who is their group  and who is not, and what qualities are typical of insiders and outsiders

common Identity

Sum total of a person’s social identifications, where the latter represents socially significant social categorizations internalized as aspects of self-concept

Social Identity

Group Characteristics

1. “an occasion when two or more people or things communicate with or react to each other”

2. actions performed by group members that relate to or influence the emotional or interpersonal bonds within the group including both positive actions (Social support, consideration) and negative actions (criticism, conflict).

3. actions performed by group members that pertains to the group projects, tasks and goals

4. The end toward which effort is directed.

5. The state of being dependent to some degree on other people, as when one’s outcomes, actions, thoughts, feelings and experiences are determined in whole or in part by others.

6. the underlying patterns of roles, norms and relations that organizes groups

7. This pertains to the solidarity, the interpersonal forces that binds them together as one group. It is the so-called “weness” or “groupness” that creates a feeling of belongingness.

1. Interaction

2. Relationship or socioemotional interaction

3. Task Interaction

4. Goal

5. Interdependence

6. Group Structure

7. Unity

A coherent set of behaviors expected of people who occupy specific positions within a group.

Roles

A consensual and often implicit standard that describes what behaviors should and should not be performed in a given context

Norms

molecular integrity of matter

Cohesiveness

means being viewed as one entity. an aspect of unity is coming from the perception of the onlookers outside of the group itself.

Entitativity

an aspect of unity is coming from the perception of the onlookers outside of the group itself.

Entitativity

He said that group would send certain cues that would lead to the onlookers’ perception of entitativity that must be present in that particular group. These are the following:

1. Do the individuals experience the same or interrelated outcomes?

2. Do the individuals perfom behaviors or resemble one another?

3. How close together are the individuals in the aggregation?

rm similar b

1. Common Fate

2. Similarity

3. Proximity