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Social Influence and Group Processes

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Psychology

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Key Topics to Revise

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Nature of Groups

  • A group is an organised system of two or more individuals.
  • Members of a group interact and are interdependent.
  • Groups have common motives and goals.
2

Why People Join Groups

  • People join groups for security.
  • People join groups for status.
  • People join groups for self-esteem.
3

Group Formation

  • Group formation begins with contact and interaction.
  • Proximity helps group formation.
  • Similarity helps group formation.
4

Stages of Group Formation

  • Groups pass through five developmental stages: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning.
  • In forming, members feel uncertainty and try to know one another.
  • In storming, conflict arises over goals, control, resources, and tasks.

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Key Concepts

A group is an organised systemA crowd has no structureA team is a special kindPeople join groups for securityGroup formation is facilitated by proximity

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