12.2 group behavior

Question 1

group polarization

Answer 1

the tendency for members involved in a group discussion to take somewhat more extreme positions & suggest riskier actions when compared to individuals who haven’t participated in a group discussion
- Involves both normative social influence & informational social influence

Question 2

social facilitation

Answer 2

positive “+” influence of others on performance
- The presence of others creates enough arousal to improve performance

Question 3

social impairment

Answer 3

negative influence of others on performance
- The presence of others when the task is diff. creates too much arousal & impairs performance

Question 4

social loafing

Answer 4

ppl who are lazy tend not to do as well when others are also working on same task but when working on their own perform well
- Found in individualistic cultures

Question 5

deindividuation

Answer 5

lessening of one’s sense of personal identity & personal responsibility
- Lack of self-control
- groups/crowds can offer a sense of anonymity
- Stanford prison experiment

Question 6

trolling

Answer 6

posting deliberate inflammatory comments in online communities