Glossary G

Glossary G

Group status refers to the esteem in which the group is held by people not in the group.

Group structure refers to the network of roles, communication pathways, and power in a group. It is the underlying pattern of roles, norms, and relations among members that organizes groups.

Group test is defined as a test which can be given to more than one person at a time by a single test administrator

Group Therapy refers to a Psychotherapy conducted in groups; a therapy conducted with groups of people rather than one on one between a therapist and client.

Group-centrism refers to a group-level syndrome caused by members’ excessive strivings to maintain and support their group ’s unity that results in perturbations in a group’s decision-making capability and intergroup relations.

Group –group conflict is defined as a conflict between two (2) or more groups.

Grouping is a term in Piaget's Theory referring to a set of logically related operations.

Grouping variables refer to variables, such as race or ethnicity usually statistically controlled for in analyses where culture is not the focus of the study.