What are the functions of group psychology, what is a group, and what is its role?

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The group is the opposite of the individual, and it is the community of the individual. Different individuals are grouped together according to certain characteristics, carry out common activities, and interact with each other.

Individuals often achieve the purpose of participating in social life and becoming members of society through group activities, and gain a sense of security, responsibility, family affection, friendship, care and support in the group.

Types of groups:

1. According to the purpose and nature of the interaction of the members of the group, the group can be divided into formal groups and informal groups, which was first described by the psychologist E. MayoMayo, 1931) in the Hawthorne Experiment.

2. According to the size of the group and the way of communication, the group can be divided into large groups and small groups. The boundaries are blurred because the size of the group is relative.

3. According to the psychological yearning of group members for the group, the group can be divided into member groups and reference groups.

1. Complete the organizational tasks and achieve the goals of the organization, which is the group for the organization. As a group, it can only survive in activities, and its activities are to accomplish the tasks of the organization.

The group is an organic combination organized by a number of people, it has the superiority that a single person does not have when carrying out activities, and the members cooperate with each other for the common goal, develop each other's strengths, complement each other's shortcomings, and make the group generate great motivation to promote the smooth progress of the activities and successfully complete the task.

2. Meet the various needs of group members. This function of the group refers to the group to the individual. Once a group is formed, the various needs of its members are met by relying on it. And the group itself has exactly this function.

Group psychology includes Bizhou conformity, competition, and cooperation.

A group is a group of people whose members have a certain psychological connection, mutual influence and interdependence in order to achieve a certain common goal, and it is a community formed by people under specific living and communication conditions.

The population generally has the following characteristics:

1. Group members have common needs and goals;

2. The group has a certain structural form, so that the members are in a certain relationship, and often contact, influence and interact with each other to complete the common task;

3. The group has its own norms, and the members of the group have certain psychological tendencies or attitudes, which have an impact on and restrict them.

Swarm Features:

1. The social function of the group. In the process of accomplishing a certain target task, the group has a greater advantage over the individual.

2. Individual functions of the group. Group members need to feel safe, affinity and belonging, achievement, and self-esteem.

Formal and informal groups: According to the principle of group composition, it can be divided into formal groups and informal groups. A formal group is a group that is explicitly stipulated in an official document, and its members have a fixed establishment and a clear division of rights, obligations and responsibilities.

Informal groups are not defined in official documents, and their members are based on some common interests, opinions, hobbies, and are bound by feelings.

The above is roughly the group defined by Le Pen in "The Rabble", and I will share some of my thoughts below.

The definition of psychological group refers to people who have a common psychological goal or psychological appeal within a certain period of time. The prerequisite for having a common psychological goal or appeal is that their goal or appeal is not met, so they will have these psychological goals or demands. The external conditions that cause this unsatisfactory are the events or speeches defined above.

That is, when an external factor causes a certain group of people to fail to meet or threaten their intended goals, they form a group.

At the same time, this psychological appeal is often unconscious. And this event really triggers this state of unconsciousness. There is an example on the Internet, for example, that the crowd at the train station does not belong to a psychological group.

But when a terrorist incident occurs at the station, this group of people who escape can form a group, that is, at this time, the survival needs of this group of people are infinitely amplified because of the terrorist incident, so during this time, this group of people has a common psychological appeal, that is, "to live", so a group is formed.

So why can't the people who work together in a company be called a group? Because in the work, although everyone's common goal is to do a good job in the project within the team, this group in the traditional sense is composed of individuals with a fully detailed division of labor, and the goals of each individual are actually different from the goals of the group. Just like the crowd at the train station in front of them, they take the train as a means to go to different places or even just enjoy the feeling of taking the train, so everyone's goals are not the same.

In the same way, work at work is only a means, his goal is to get money to survive, and people will be paid accordingly when they work normally, and his goal can be satisfied, so this psychological appeal is extremely small, and it is replaced by other demands in the life of each person. But when this real psychological appeal, that is, the goal of "getting enough money to survive", is destroyed, his lowest psychological appeal is stimulated. At this time, this group of people can be called a group.

This is why when a company is in the stage of bankruptcy or layoffs, employees sometimes combine autonomously, because at this time their goal of survival is challenged, so it also stimulates their psychological appeal.

So I personally think that judging if a group of people who have gathered together is a group? Or even if people are brought together through a virtual network of states, do they constitute a group? Does they have the most fundamental psychological appeal in common, and can this psychological appeal be met at present?

When this demand is not satisfied, such a group of people who gather together through real places or virtual worlds is a psychological group.

In the field of social psychology, there is a branch called group psychology, which is a science that mainly studies the phenomena and characteristics of group psychology.

On the question of the characteristics of group psychology, I recommend a book called "The Rabble: A Study in Mass Psychology", which was written by Gusta, the founder of group psychology. Le Pen's book has had a very great influence in the field of group psychology.

So if you're really interested in group psychology, I recommend reading the rabble: A Study of Mass Psychology.

Next, I would like to share my understanding and views on the psychological characteristics of groups and the differences between group psychology and individual psychology.

The common group psychological effects are: 1. The herd effect reflects that the cherry blossom belt is people's herd mentality, and in the flock, the sheep follow the footsteps of the leader. It's the same in society, as soon as a leader appears, people will follow in his footsteps and imitate his actions.

2. The first cause effect is also called the first impression effect, when we communicate with others, we will have a first impression of others, which will affect our future interactions. First impressions are subjective and one-sided, and cognitive biases are easily formed. 3. Proximate effectIn the process of interpersonal communication, recent impressions will strongly affect our perception of this person.

4. Stereotype: People will ignore the differences between people, spines, and things, and generalize to the whole, believing that the whole has the same characteristics as the individual. 5. Audience effectWhen there are others watching, the efficiency of individual behavior will be improved. 6. Social inertiaWhen working on a certain job with other people, the efficiency of individual behavior decreases.