Psychology 2990A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Equatorial Guinea, Social Loafing, Cockroach

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

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Chap. 4: behaviour in groups: social facilitation (the mere presence of others, social loafing (many hands make work light, group cohesion (the glue that binds us) www. buymytrip. com. 2015-10-21 12:56:00 am: two or more people in same place at same time( e. g. , strangers waiting for a bus) An aggregate or collective (a non-social group: two or more people who influence each other ( not much interaction or comm) A minimal group (e. g. , wave at baseball game, everybody joins in) minimal interaction, communication, but the effects could be strong. Waiting for a bus but someone looks up: a social group : two or more people who influence each other through social interaction. Interact, communicate, make decisions, have shared goals. Part1: social facilitation: how are we influenced by the mere presence of others: norman triplett (1898) Cyclists who competed with each other raced faster than cyclists who competed alone (with the clock)