The Dynamics Within

2. Changing one’s behavior, opinions, or judgments to align with a group or majority.
5. Reduced individual effort when contributions are pooled or personal performance is less identifiable.
6. A faulty decision process in which pressure for consensus discourages critical evaluation of alternatives.
8. Coordination in the timing of group members’ movements or actions.
10. Continuing to invest in a failing course of action because substantial resources have already been committed.
11. A group’s shared belief that it can successfully organize and carry out actions needed to achieve its goals.
13. A condition in which members’ outcomes, actions, or success depend on one another.
15. Shared standards or expectations that guide acceptable behavior in a group.
16. A subgroup formed when two or more members join forces to increase influence over others.
17. The part of the self-concept that comes from perceived membership in social groups.
18. The tendency for group discussion to shift members toward a more extreme version of their initial position.

1. Perceived fairness of the process used to make a decision or allocate an outcome.
3. Tension produced by incompatible expectations attached to one or more social roles.
4. A team climate in which members feel safe taking interpersonal risks, such as speaking up or sharing ideas.
7. The degree to which a collection of people is perceived as a coherent, unified group.
9. Influence that comes from identification with, attraction to, or admiration for another person.
12. The unity, bonding, and forces that keep members connected to a group.
14. A state in which reduced self-awareness or accountability can make behavior more responsive to situational cues.