PSYC 3430 Lecture 1: Chapter 1- Groups

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3430
• Professor: Peter Papadogiannis

Document Summary

Homo sapiens are capable of surviving lone, but few chose to, for virtually all human activities- working, learning, worshiping, relaxing, playing, and even sleeping- occur in groups, to understand people, we must understand their groups. Group dynamics: the influential actions, processes, and changes that occur within and between groups over time; also, the scientific study of those processes. A group requires at least two people. The connection is a socially meaningful one. Thus, a group is two or more individuals who are connected by and within social relationships. A group can range in size from two members to thousands. Most groups tend to be relatively small in size, ranging from two to seven members. Although g(cid:396)oups (cid:272)o(cid:373)e i(cid:374) all shapes a(cid:374)d sizes, the(cid:455) te(cid:374)d to (cid:862)g(cid:396)a(cid:448)itate to the s(cid:373)allest size, t(cid:449)o(cid:863) The dyad is, the only group that dissolves when one member leaves and only group that can never be broken down into sub groups.