PPT-Chapter 9 Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Two or more people who interact and are interdependent in the sense that their needs and goals cause them to influence each other Defining a Group Group benefits Important source of information. Jie Tang. *. , . Sen. Wu. *. , and . Jimeng. Sun. +. *. Tsinghua University. +. IBM TJ Watson Research Center. Conformity. Conformity is the act of matching . attitudes. , . opinions. , . and . behaviors. Characteristics of a Social Group. Social Scientists define a . social group . as a group of two or more people who have four characteristics:. They interact regularly and influence each other.. They believe they have something in common (a shared identity).. Work Teams and Groups. Learning . Outcomes. Define group and work . team. Explain the benefits organizations and individuals derive from working in . teams. Identify the factors that influence group . Social influence. Conformity (majority influence) and explanations of why people conform, including informational social influence and normative social influence . Types of conformity, including internalisation and compliance . 7 volunteers for a little “debate”. 8 minutes to discuss the following statement: 17 year old girls are smarter than 17 year old boys. Debriefing. Can you guess what your label was?. On what cues did you base your guess? . 6. . Prejudice. Taylor, Copyright 2006, Prentice Hall. . Learning. . Prejudice. . Motives. . for. . Prejudice. . Cognitive. . Bases. of . Prejudice. . The. . Changing. . Face. of . Process losses. Agenda. Groups are valuable. . Groups often do better than the individual in them. They allow people to handle projects that are too large or complex for a single individual.. The success of a group consists of three components:. alcohol-induced risk-taking behaviour. Marianne . Erskine-Shaw. PhD Candidate. Content. The Issue. The Research . . What have we learnt?. The Study. The Results . . . . What more have we learnt?. A one-day primer by Steve Cottrell & Bob Neale. October . 2010. Updated 07-06-13. serene.me.uk/helpers/. #SERENITYPROGRAM. facebook.com/. serenity.programme. 2. This work is licensed under a . Creative Commons Attribution-. Social Psychology. Social psychology. scientifically . studies how we . think about. , . influence. , and . relate to. one another.. “We cannot live for ourselves alone.”. Herman Melville. Attributing Behavior to Persons or to Situations. 11-. 1. Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall. CONSUMER BEHAVIOR, . 11e. Michael R. Solomon. 11-. 2. Copyright © . 2013 . Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall. 1.What . is conformity?. 2.Why . do you think people in society conform. ?. 3.What . is obedience?. 5.Who . in society do we obey?. 6.Can . you think of examples where people in society have resisted against conformity or obedience? . Lowi. , Ginsberg, . Shepsle. , . Ansolabehere. Groups and Interests. Chapter 13. The Pull and Push of Groups and Interests. There is a . “. pull. ”. and a . “. push. ”. organizing political activity in the United . 11-. 1. Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall. CONSUMER BEHAVIOR, . 11e. Michael R. Solomon. 11-. 2. Copyright © . 2013 . Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall.