We are all members of a variety of groups. In a typical week, you may collaborate in a team of coworkers, eat lunch with your friends, gather with family and friends for a celebration, watch your children play after-school sports with other parents, read and comment on political news and opinion pieces on social media, or participate in an online support group.
In this course, you will learn about the ways groups can affect your thoughts, behaviors, and the communities to which you belong. You will explore topics in social facilitation, social loafing, deindividuation, group conformity, the bystander effect, groupthink, and group polarization. As one outcome of this course, you will learn about the processes and consequences of these group dynamics, both good and bad, and ways to identify and manage their effects.
Status: Sociology
Sociology
Status: Decision Intelligence
Decision Intelligence
Beginner·Course·7 hours
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5.0
·Reviewed Jan 20, 2025
This course is very Intelligently designed. Everyone should take this course.
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 9, 2025
There is a lot of useful information here. Some sections involved a lot of reading and fewer videos. While all materials are great, I would have appreciated both audio and reading options.
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 25, 2025
Great course. Firs right in with my Social Psychology and Social Psyc and Criminal Behavior courses I teach
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Liz
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·Reviewed Oct 10, 2025
There is a lot of useful information here. Some sections involved a lot of reading and fewer videos. While all materials are great, I would have appreciated both audio and reading options.
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Anželika
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 13, 2025
Very deep, professional and science-based course. The quizes are not primitive but stimulate to think properly. Thank you, APA team!
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Marie
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 26, 2025
Great course. Firs right in with my Social Psychology and Social Psyc and Criminal Behavior courses I teach
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Cheyenne
5.0
·Reviewed Jan 20, 2025
This course is very Intelligently designed. Everyone should take this course.
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Elias
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·Reviewed Oct 3, 2025
ótimo curso
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Abhinav
3.0
·Reviewed Feb 22, 2025
Correctly explains the negatives of group behaviour like groupthink. Explains why people working individually might do better. Also explains how to overcome problems with groups.