SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Penrod, Groupthink, Java Persistence Api

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOCPSY 1Z03
• Professor: Paul Glavin

Document Summary

A group is a s ocial unit that cons is ts of two or more pers ons and has ming attributes : Mas s ive multipla yer o nline r ole-p laying g ames. G uilds /r aids in w orld of warcraft. A group"s cohesion is the extent to which its members desire to remain in it, and resist leaving it. H omophily: tendenc y for individuals to as s ociate with s imilar others. G roup goal = an outcome viewed by group members as des irable and important to attain. Individual and group goals can be related, but are not alwa ys the s ame. Mos t groups function bes t when there is s ubs tantial s imilarity (is omorphis m) between group and individual goals . H igh is omorphis m benefits the group becaus e members are motivated to purs ue g roup g oals and contribute res ources and effort to the group.