The Work Group and Cooperation and Competition in Our World So far in our course we focused mainly on the individual in social psychology, but now we turn to the group, especially work groups where each of us spends so much time in our lives. Many of the great processes and decisions in life could not be attained, except in groups. Athletic team contests, surgical operations, manufacturing processes, and jury trials are all examples of processes that demand group performance. However, just as individuals sometimes fail, groups may also fail to reach their goals for various reasons in social psychology. We expect groups to cooperate to achieve success, but often there are other groups in competition for access to the same resources and much of life is a matter of cooperation versus competition at all levels - individual, small group, large group, national, and even international. YOUR TASK Part 1: Respond to each of the three following questions. Be specific in your answers and use citations to support your comments. 1. The Group That Succeeded. First Question. Think about a group in your life that succeeded. What was the main goal or task of the group? For example, it could