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| 2 or more people who interact with each other and are interdependent, in that to fulfill their needs and goals, they must rely on each other. |
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| stated or unstated expectations of behavior |
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| shared expectations about how people are to behave |
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| the qualities of a group that bind members together and promote liking between group members |
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| The tendency for people to do better on simple tasks and worse on complex tasks when they are in the presence of others and their individual performance can be evaluated. |
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| the presence of other increases physiological arousal which facilitates dominant, well-learned responses, but inhibits performance on more difficult tasks |
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| the presence of others makes us concerned for what others think of us |
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| the tendency for people to relax when they are in the presence of others and their individual performance cannot be evaluated, such that they do worse on simple tasks but better on complex tasks |
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| loosening of normal constraints on behavior when people can't be identified, such as when they are in a crowd |
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| any aspect of group interaction that inhibits good problem solving |
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| The combined memory of two people that is more efficient than the memory of either individual |
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| A kind of thinking in which maintaining group cohesiveness and solidarity is more important than considering the facts in a realistic manner |
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| The tendency for groups to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclinations of its members |
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| Contingency theory of leadership |
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| theory that leadership effectiveness depends both on how task-oriented or relationship-oriented the leader is and on the amount of control and influence the leader has over the group |
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