{"id":2437,"date":"2016-11-07T15:14:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T15:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-psychology\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2437"},"modified":"2024-05-17T15:02:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T15:02:41","slug":"outcome-group-behavior","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-psychology\/chapter\/outcome-group-behavior\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Group Behavior","rendered":"Introduction to Group Behavior"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do: explain how conformity, obedience, groupthink, social facilitation, social loafing, altruism, and attraction relate to group behavior<\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/855\/2017\/03\/16201455\/2137737248_e9f3e429d1_z.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3969 \" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/855\/2017\/03\/16201455\/2137737248_e9f3e429d1_z.jpg\" alt=\"Four computer-generated people of different colors holding a piece of a puzzle and fitting the pieces together to make a circle.\" width=\"523\" height=\"523\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nThe power of the situation can lead people to conform, or go along with the group, even in the face of inaccurate information. Conformity to group norms is driven by two motivations, the desire to fit in and be liked and the desire to be accurate and gain information from the group. Authority figures also have influence over our behaviors, and many people become obedient and follow orders even if the orders are contrary to their personal values. Conformity to group pressures can also result in groupthink, or the faulty decision-making process that results from cohesive group members trying to maintain group harmony. Group situations can improve human behavior through facilitating performance on easy tasks, but inhibiting performance on difficult tasks. The presence of others can also lead to social loafing when individual efforts cannot be evaluated. In this section, you'll learn about each of these concepts as well as the influences that lead to helpful, prosocial behavior.\r\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Describe the results of research on conformity, and distinguish between normative and informational social influence.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe Stanley Milgram\u2019s experiment and its implications<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Illustrate when the presence of others is likely to result in groupthink, social facilitation, or\u00a0social loafing<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explain the factors that influence human altruism, including reciprocal altruism and diffusion of responsibility<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe attraction and the triangular theory of love<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explain the social exchange theory as it applies to relationships<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examine the relationship between romantic ties and the experience of pain or pleasure<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<h2>What you&#8217;ll learn to do: explain how conformity, obedience, groupthink, social facilitation, social loafing, altruism, and attraction relate to group behavior<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/855\/2017\/03\/16201455\/2137737248_e9f3e429d1_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3969\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/855\/2017\/03\/16201455\/2137737248_e9f3e429d1_z.jpg\" alt=\"Four computer-generated people of different colors holding a piece of a puzzle and fitting the pieces together to make a circle.\" width=\"523\" height=\"523\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The power of the situation can lead people to conform, or go along with the group, even in the face of inaccurate information. Conformity to group norms is driven by two motivations, the desire to fit in and be liked and the desire to be accurate and gain information from the group. Authority figures also have influence over our behaviors, and many people become obedient and follow orders even if the orders are contrary to their personal values. Conformity to group pressures can also result in groupthink, or the faulty decision-making process that results from cohesive group members trying to maintain group harmony. Group situations can improve human behavior through facilitating performance on easy tasks, but inhibiting performance on difficult tasks. The presence of others can also lead to social loafing when individual efforts cannot be evaluated. In this section, you&#8217;ll learn about each of these concepts as well as the influences that lead to helpful, prosocial behavior.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Describe the results of research on conformity, and distinguish between normative and informational social influence.<\/li>\n<li>Describe Stanley Milgram\u2019s experiment and its implications<\/li>\n<li>Illustrate when the presence of others is likely to result in groupthink, social facilitation, or\u00a0social loafing<\/li>\n<li>Explain the factors that influence human altruism, including reciprocal altruism and diffusion of responsibility<\/li>\n<li>Describe attraction and the triangular theory of love<\/li>\n<li>Explain the social exchange theory as it applies to relationships<\/li>\n<li>Examine the relationship between romantic ties and the experience of pain or pleasure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" 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