Abilene paradox – a group decision that no individual member of the group believes is a good decision | Argument & debate |
Bias e.g. outgroup bias | Bonding |
Building rapport | Civility – resolving differences within the norms and systems that apply |
Communication | Competition |
Comradery | Conflict resolution |
Conformity | Consensus building |
Conversation & small talk | Cooperation |
Criticism & constructive criticism | Culture – any group that spends time together begins to form culture |
Deference – showing respect and agreement with those who appear to be dominant | Devils Advocate – holding a position you don’t believe in order to stimulate debate |
Discrimination | Dominant behavior |
Empathy – sharing an emotion | Group cohesion |
Group creativity – building on ideas as a group in a positive and imaginative way | Group decision-making |
Group formation | Group identity – beginning to identify with a group |
Group loyalty | Group support |
Groupthink | Humor |
Influencing & persuasion | Interpersonal conflict |
Leadership | Listening |
Negotiation | Networking – seeking out social connections in the group |
Norm conformance & non-conformance | Norm formation e.g. eating lunch together becomes the norm |
Obedience to authority | One-upmanship |
Peer pressure | Play |
Polarization | Politeness |
Politics – the process of deciding what to do as a group | Power dynamics |
Reciprocity – returning kindness | Respect |
Roles & responsibilities | Saving face – helping others to avoid embarrassment |
Shared experience – doing things as a group | Social comparison |
Social compensation – taking over the work of loafers | Social exchange |
Social exclusion | Social inclusion |
Social justice – groups may try to be fair | Social loafing – doing less when in a group |
Social slights and insults | Social status |
Stereotyping | Task coordination |
Teaching & learning | Trust building |
| Overview: Group Dynamics | ||
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Definition | Social processes and patterns of behavior that occur as groups. | |
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