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| I. Understand the social dimensions on which groups may differ and three major elements of group structure. |
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| II. Describe the five phases of group memberships and explain the way that a person's commitment to the group changes through each role transition. |
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| III. Understand the major reasons behind group formation. |
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| IV. Describe and compare three explanations for social facilitation and evidence that supports each position. |
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| V. Define social loafing and how this tendency may be reduced. |
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| VI. Define deindividuation and summarize the findings of important research regarding this phenomenon. |
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| VII. Explain how the kinds of decisions to be made and the rules around decision making influence the functioning of groups. |
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| VIII. Define group polarization and groupthink and summarize the important findings regarding these phenomena. |
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| IX. Summarize the findings regarding the various types of leaders, emphasizing the contingency model of leadership. |
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| X. Explain the influences of gender and culture on leadership styles. |
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| XI. Define social dilemmas and describe four approaches to solving social dilemmas. |