Explain why people join groups, you will create a narrated essay that reviews group characteristics, how working in groups can be more and less efficient than working alone, and how to improve group performance.

Explain why people join groups, you will create a narrated essay that reviews group characteristics, how working in groups can be more and less efficient than working alone, and how to improve group performance.
Assignment Instructions: Imagine you are a consulting psychologist. You have been hired to consult with group members of a social movement, such as #metoo or #blacklivesmatter (website URL: https://blacklivesmatter.com/). Choose any social movement you find interesting; for examples, #metoo, #blacklivesmatter, animal rights, disability rights, anti-war, LGBTQIA+, Tea Party, etc. Then, review what it means to be a group member, how group members typically work together, and how they can improve their productivity.
You decide to create a brief, detailed essay. It should include an introduction, bodies, and conclusion. You must use at least three scholarly and/or credible sources for this presentation.

Cover the following in your narrated essay:
Part 1: Group Characteristics
Explain to group members how their movement constitutes a social group in terms of:
Similarity
Communication, interdependence, and group structure
Social identity
Part 2: Group Processes
Next, explain to the group members how, compared to working alone, working in groups can lead to:
Social facilitation, social inhibition, and dominant responses
Process gains.
Process losses.
Part 3: Improving Group Performance
Finally, review your recommendations on how to improve group performance based on:
Individual group member’s motivations
Cognitive approaches
Goal setting
Reminders:
Support factual information and assertions with credible and/or scholarly sources.
WOULD YOU GUYS PLEASE OUTLINE EACH TOPIC YOU TALK ABOUT BEFORE HAND JUST SO I KNOW EVERYHTING IS THERE.

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