Understanding Group Dynamics

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Which term refers to a relatively large aggregation or group of individuals who display similarities in actions and outlook?

  • Primary groups
  • Secondary groups
  • Social categories
  • Collectives (correct)

What type of groups are military squads, governing boards, workmates, and classmates considered as?

  • Secondary groups (correct)
  • Social categories
  • Primary groups
  • Collectives

In the context of social groups, which term is defined as two or more individuals connected by social relationships, with memberships being shorter and less emotionally involving?

  • Secondary group (correct)
  • Social category
  • Primary group
  • Collective

What happens when people are drawn together by an event or activity but the group dissolves once that experience ends?

<p>They create collectives (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the perception and reliance on stereotypes about a social category when encountering an individual from that category?

<p>Group-reference effect (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When people feel they are still 'in' the group even when dispersed, which psychological effect is demonstrated?

<p>Self-reference effect (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the hypothetical unifying mental force linking group members together?

<p>Group Mind (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theoretical perspective assumes that the actions, processes, and responses of people in groups are determined by the interaction of the person and the environment?

<p>Interactionism (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What concept describes the phenomenon when groups unite members so intensely that their sense of personal identity is overwhelmed by a collective one?

<p>Group Mind (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective advocates for examining processes ranging along the micro-meso-macro continuum when analyzing human behavior?

<p>Multilevel Perspective (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has researchers never found evidence for that links group members together?

<p>Telepathic connection (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which concept describes patterns of thought, feeling, and action emerging spontaneously in some groups without deliberate intervention from members?

<p>Group-reference effect (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the self-reference effect?

<p>Better memories for actions and events that group members are personally connected to. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do biological perspectives influence group dynamics?

<p>Biological perspectives shape physiological, genetic, and neurological characteristics of group members. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best describes the group-reference effect?

<p>The tendency for individuals to have better memories for actions and events related to their group. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do changes in heart rate and blood pressure occur in a group setting according to the text?

<p>They increase as group members sympathetically respond to another member's distress. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do men seeking higher status in a group tend to have elevated levels of the testosterone hormone?

<p>To stimulate assertiveness and dominance behaviors within the group. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect is rich with theory according to the text?

<p>Group dynamics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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