Archive for August, 2006
« Previous EntriesGroup Works
Thursday, August 31st, 2006A group of people working in the same room, or even on a common project, does not necessarily invoke the group process. If the group is managed in a totally autocratic manner, there may be little opportunity for interaction relating to the work; if there is factioning within the group, the process may […]
Groupthink
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006Groupthink is a mode of thought whereby individuals intentionally conform to what they perceive to be the consensus of the group. Groupthink may cause the group (typically a committee or large organization) to make bad or irrational decisions which each member might individually consider to be unwise.
Irving Janis originally studied how groupthink affected the Pearl […]
Social Interaction: Group Dynamics
Tuesday, August 29th, 2006The term group dynamics implies that individual behaviours may differ depending on individuals’ current or prospective connections to a sociological group. Group dynamics is the field of study within the social sciences that focuses on the nature of groups. Urges to belong or to identify may make for distinctly different attitudes (recognized or unrecognized), and […]
Social Loafing
Monday, August 28th, 2006Social loafing is the tendency of individuals to slack when work is pooled and individual performance is not being evaluated.
This is the tendency for people to perform worse on simple tasks, yet better at complex tasks when they are in the presence of others.
This appears to be a direct contradiction to Social Facilitation, but […]
