Bits and Pieces
This is a social group you belong to and identify with, while this is a group you do not belong to and often view with opposition or disdain.
What is In-group and Out-group?
The Astros remained a "well-oiled machine," consistently reaching the ALCS or World Series in this stage. The group recognized each member's strengths and maintained a fierce commitment to winning, as seen in their 2022 World Series title.
What is Performing?
Samuel, Nathan and Russell were friends in high school and have remained friends for over 30 years.
What is Primary Group?
When people go into a library they always stay quiet because that is what is expected of them in that environment.
What is Conformity?
Organizations like the American Red Cross, United Way, Habitat for Humanity, and Feeding America are know by this term.
What is Non-Profit?
The word "karaoke" is a Japanese term that means this.
What is "empty orchestra"?
This is a social psychological phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present.
What is the Bystander Effect?
George Springer left the Astros in January 2021 to sign with the Toronto Blue Jays, and Carlos Correa departed after the 2021 season, signing with the Minnesota Twins in March 2022. Springer signed a six-year, $150 million deal, while Correa signed a three-year, $105.3 million contract before later re-signing with Minnesota.
What is Adjourning?
These groups shape an person’s attitudes, values, and behaviors, acting as a benchmark for comparison.
What are Reference Groups?
Shawn and Cheryl work together after dinner to wash and dry the dishes together so their Mom can relax.
What is Cooperation?
Employees chatting informally in hallways or breakrooms, often solving work problems faster than formal meetings.
What is an Informal Organization?
Studies have shown that music affects plants, with some studies indicating they grow faster with this type of music.
What is Classical Music?
This a psychological phenomenon that occurs when a group’s desire for harmony and consensus overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives, often leading to irrational or dysfunctional decision-making.
What is Groupthink?
During the early 2010's, the Astros famously underwent a "tanking" phase, bringing in a massive wave of young prospects like Jose Altuve and George Springer. In this stage, players were just getting acquainted with the big leagues and each other, focusing more on individual survival and learning the team vision than on immediate wins.
What is Forming?
Leslie and Allison met in a Zoology college course, and get together before exams to study together in the library.
What is a Secondary Group?
Michelle starts watching college football with Frankie not because she genuinely enjoys it, but because Frankie does and she wants to share that connection with him.
What is Conformity?
The people in this type of organization manage the "paperwork" of society by issuing driver's licenses, processing tax returns, and distributing Social Security benefits.
What is Bureaucracy?
This is considered the only food that essentially never expires.
What is Honey?
The term "robber baron" describes 19th-century American industrialists who used unethical business practices to build massive monopolies and exert political control, creating a system where power is concentrated in the hands of a wealthy few.
What is an Oligarchy?
As the Astros began to compete in 2015, they faced this phase and dealt with the pressures of sudden expectations after making the playoffs, followed by a disappointing 2016 season where they missed the postseason.
What is Storming?
The wealthy, upper-middle class, or working-class is known as this in Sociology.
What is a Social Category?
John and Julie are trying to save for a down payment on a home, however John continues to make large, non-essential purchases on a credit card, leading Julie to feel their future security is being ignored.
What is Conflict?
Government agencies like NASA, multinational corporations such as Apple and Microsoft, educational institutions like Harvard University, and non-profit humanitarian groups like the Red Cross are these types of organizations.
What are Formal Organizations?
A bunch of bananas is called a ___________ while a single banana is a _______________.
What is a hand and a finger?
Roughly 37% of answers given by participants in this psychologists conformity research study were incorrect but aligned with the majority.
Who is Asch Solomon?
By 2017, the Astros entered this stage. They established a "clubhouse culture" that built trust among the core players, began working toward the common goal of a championship, and finding strength in the city's resilience after Hurricane Harvey.
What if Norming?
People sitting on the beach on a hot summer day.
What is a Social Aggregate?
A partner acts inappropriately at a party, but the next day insists, "That never happened. You're imagining things. You're making stuff up to create drama".
What is Coercion?
The legal process of getting married often turns a personal commitment into a public, procedural act. because of this type of organization.
What is a Bureaucracy?
The twist in this salty snack is designed to represent arms crossed in prayer.
What is a Pretzel?