Questions before Reading:

Are you a member of any informal or formal group? How is it beneficial for you?

Have you ever found yourself conforming to the norms of the group, even though you have not particularly agreed with those norms? How old were you?

If you were a teacher and your classroom would fall into groups of students expressing animosity towards the other groups, how would you foster all classroom cohesion?

Questions after Reading:

Why does the presence of other people tend to improve performance on easy, well-learned tasks, but worsen it on difficult, poorly learned tasks?

What are the differences between happy and distressed relationships?

What processes explain bystander apathy in the presence of other people?
What are some of the main types of coordination losses and motivation losses in group performance, and how could they be overcome?

Describe the five stages of a group formation process.

How is leadership relevant to the teaching profession?

What is a groupthink?

Why it can be dangerous when children feel anonymous and "lost in the crowd" at school?

Are competitive goals necessary or sufficient conditions for creating intergroup conflict?

What kinds of intergroup contact can promote prejudice reduction, and how?

What are pros and cons of a group work in the classroom  from the perspective of a group dynamics and performance?