Psychology 2990A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cockroach, Equatorial Guinea, Social Loafing

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2990A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazelwood

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Lecture 3 - psychology applied to sport: behaviour in groups. Two or more people in the same place at the same time: according to this definition there doesn"t need to be any interaction or communication, also called an aggregate or a collective, a non-social group. Two or more people who influence each other: not much interaction or communication, also called a minimal group. A social group : two or more people who influence each other through social interaction. Interact, communicate, make decisions, have shared goals o. Cyclists who competed with each other raced faster than cyclists who competed alone against the clock. Kids wind string faster in the presences of other kids who were winding string, than when alone. The presence of other releases energy (dynamogism) that facilitates performance. Coactors (who perform the same task) and when others are merely present (an audience: other physical and cognitive tasks. People even write their signatures faster when other are present.