Group dynamics

Group dynamics is the study of how interactions, relationships, roles, and processes within groups shape their behavior and development.

Social influence: Social influence is the way people change their judgments, feelings, or actions in response to others. It explains how members shape one another’s behavior and group norms.
Team dynamics: Team dynamics are the patterns of interaction and coordination among members working toward shared goals. Teams make group processes visible through coordinated work and performance.
Groupthink: Groupthink is a decision-making failure in which pressure for consensus suppresses critical evaluation. It is a specific failure mode that can arise in cohesive groups.
Kurt Lewin: Kurt Lewin was a social psychologist whose field theory and action research shaped modern group research. His work helped establish group dynamics as a systematic area of study.
Group cohesion: Group cohesion is the degree of connection and commitment that binds members to a group. It affects whether members stay together and cooperate.
Organizational behavior: Organizational behavior is the study of how individuals and groups act within organizations. It applies group-level insights to workplaces and institutions.
Social loafing: Social loafing is the reduction in individual effort that can occur when people work collectively. It contrasts group cooperation with diminished personal accountability.
Muzafer Sherif: Muzafer Sherif was a social psychologist known for research on social norms, intergroup conflict, and cooperation. His experiments traced how shared norms and group divisions form.
Group roles: Group roles are the expected patterns of behavior associated with positions within a group. Roles distribute responsibilities and shape interaction inside groups.
Classroom management: Classroom management comprises practices that organize learning environments and guide student behavior. Classrooms show how norms, authority, and peer relations shape group conduct.

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