Instructions:For this assignment, you will reflect on your own experiences with group dynamics to explain Social Identity.
- Using what you have learned in the course materials and your personal experiences, respond to the following in a written document:
- Using examples from your own experiences, explain how social identity affects group dynamics.
- We have a fundamental need to belong to groups as evidenced by our reactions to solitude and loneliness. Describe evidence that supports (or does not support) this theory.
- Think of a group in which you belong (now or in the past). What role does interpersonal attraction play in the group processes?
- Using the Self Evaluation Maintenance model, compare and contrast downward and upward social comparison.