PSYC 2310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Ethnocentrism, Motivation, Social Dilemma

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2310
• Professor: Saba Safdar

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Collective effort model people are motivated to exert effort in group tasks only when they believe their distinct efforts are identifiable, they will make a difference and when they experience positive outcomes. People worked harder when they had low expectations about partner"s competence (women working on math, men on verbal test) It is a developmental process, something that is learned. 9. 2 how do intragroup processes influence decision-making: two phenomena that lead groups to err in decisions: group polarization and group think. If groups og tendency is caution, then they become more cautious. Information consistent w members initial standpoint is more likely to be discussed, and non confirming info is likely to be ignored. Juries that include more diversity are more likely to have in-depth discussions than all white: whites in diverse groups cited more case facts, made less errors and likely to talk about impact of race at trial.