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Judgment and Decision-Making/Project D. A. T. E
Various psychological concepts have been discussed in respect to the subject on judgment and decision-making. Interestingly, the concepts under discourse within the respective topic largely concentrate on the psychological dynamics that constitute interactions among individuals and groups. Simply, the relationships that people form with one another are commonly interpersonal. For this reason, certain processes take place that facilitate the creation of these connections. However, these components or processes vary. One popular concept discussed under the subject involves the presence of social groups. Based on social psychology, social groups arise out of the need for individual definition. More specifically, the groups that individuals create among themselves are usually based on some aspects that define them. In fact, such aspects are responsible for determining whether a person belongs to a certain group or not.
For example, a newcomer in a school setting may find it hard to engage with other members. In most situations, the new student tends to go through a series of experiences such as bullying or the inability to make friends. Therefore, for the student to cope, he or she may resort to find friends based on common aspects such as class, which may provide the necessary platform for a classmate. The classmate may further introduce the new student to other persons that have the same interests as him or her. In the end, the new student will belong to a group that possesses the same traits such as the class he or she is taking as well as other social interests that bring them together such as sports, music, art, or entertainment. Such groups are usually identified as in-groups (Baumeister, Roy, and Finkel 496). However, if the student manages to belong to a group with other students with uncommon qualities then the respective group comprises an out-group (Baumeister, Roy, and Finkel 496).
Work Cited
Baumeister, Roy F., and Eli J. Finkel. Advanced Social Psychology: The State of the Science. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Print.