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The Psychology of Groups
By John M Grohol PsyD July 17, 2009

Jeremy Dean over at PsyBlog has a series of articles about the psychology of groups which are the usual great collection of nuggets of insight into how groups work. Why should you care? Because you’re a part of groups throughout different areas in your life — at work, among your friends, even at home. While a lot of the information he discusses applies primarily to groups in a working, school or project environment, there’s still things you can glean from the discussion that can be applied to any group.

Group psychology falls under the purview of social psychology, the study of how individuals within groups interact with one another.

Read full article: http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/07/17/the-psychology-of-groups/

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This posting was made my Jim Jacobs, President & CEO of Jacobs Executive Advisors. Jim also serves as Leader of Jacobs Advisors' Insurance Practice.