AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -There are five common forms of social interaction-exchange, competition, conflict, cooperation, and accommodation.

Detailed explanation-2: -In group situations, the group often takes action that individuals would not perform outside the group setting because groups make more extreme decisions than individuals do. Moreover, groupthink can hinder opposing trains of thought. This elimination of diverse opinions contributes to faulty decision by the group.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gatekeepers are those group members that attempt to maintain proper communicative balance. These people also serve as the points of contact between times of official group meetings. The Recorder is the person responsible for tracking group ideas, decisions, and progress.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main factors that influence group cohesiveness are: members’ similarity, group size, entry difficulty, group success and external competition and threats.