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| Individuals acting indepdently in their own self-interest can ultimately destroy a common shared resource even though it is not their actual plan. |
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| Situations in which a persons interests are conflicting with the ones of the group. People tend to lean towards self-fish short term interests rather then long term group interests. |
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| A type of social dilemma where people choose how much they want to contribute to interest that will benefit the entire group. |
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| When a group of people excessively obtain short-term benefits and not focus on the long-term losses for the group. |
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| Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) |
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| A measure of an individual's preference towards authority and authority figures |
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| A form of government where there is an emphasis of authority of state in a republic or union. |
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| When group discussions lead members to agree more with a issue or disagree more when the discussion ends. |
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| Individuals compare their own personal beliefs and actions with others |
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| Minorities Influence Groups when.... |
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| 1) when they hold their views steadily 2) Originally held majority positions 3) are willing to compromise 4) have some support from other outside of the minority |
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| a style of group decision making characterized by a greater desire among group members to get along and agree with one another than to generate and critically evaluate alternative viewpoints and positions. |
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| Process of losing ones personal identity, which makes for decisions influenced by others and easier to control |
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| making someone less then a person |
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| a group task in which the sum of all individual performances shows how well the group did in the task |
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| when individuals in a group believe they are different from everyone in their group but still follow and act cohesive to the group so they can get along. |
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| held by group members for how members in certain positions should act and behave |
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| Group Structure: Status Hierarchy |
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| a ranking of group power and influence of others in their respective groups |
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| Group Structure: Communication Networks |
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| The pattern of information flow |
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| Group Structure: Cohesiveness |
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| The togetherness of individuals within the group |
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| Social Facilitation Research |
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| the tendency of an individuals better performance when they are deemed an expert at the task, in the presence of others, and/or when competing against another person |
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| Four Goals of Social Behavior |
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1. Genetic and Material Resources
2. Social Status
3. Managing Self Image
4. Managing mood and emotions |
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| People tend to remember things in realationships and groups. |
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| what you may view as normal but others do not |
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| What people in an certain culture view as normal |
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| Looker at how long men urinated with others around them compared to being alone. Found out that people become aroused when in the presence of others. |
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| A research tool that places individuals in made up groups to explore prejudices, stereotypes, and discrimination. |
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| Any action that benefits another person or group of people |
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| actions that benefit others with no external personal gains or benefits, but internal gains and benefits |
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| actions that benefit others, with no external or internal personal gains |
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| complete unawareness of ethnic, religious, racial, or national differences |
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| Awareness of cultural, racial, ethnic, religious, and national differences |
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| Awareness of other cultures, with focus on similarities across cultures, may lead negotiator to ignore important difference relevant to negotiation. |
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| Lawrence Kolhberg Theory of Moral Development |
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o Preconventional- reward and punishment
o Conventional- society expectations
o Post-Conventional- universal principles |
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| Richard Shweder: Three Kinds of Moral Concerns |
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o Autonomy- Physical harm, rights and justice
o Community- Upholding social expectations
o Divinity- Purity, holiness |
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| Group members need each other to reach shared goals |
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| Individuals perceive themselves as belonging together |
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