Chapter 10 Flashcards
Group Action
Behavior by group members that is coordinated in order to achieve common goal.
Co-Presence
Performing a task under the presence of others.
Social Facilitation
The process by which the presence of others can facilitate behavior.
Mere Presence
Social facilitation effects need not necessarily be competitive. Th simple presence of others is enough to facilitate behavior.
Co-Actors
People performing the same task at the same time, but not performing the task collectively.
Evaluation Apprehension
Concern about being evaluated by observers when performing a task.
Ringelmann Effect
The observation that as group size increases, individual effort on task decreases.
Social Loafing
The tendency for people’s efforts to decrease in a group when they are not individually responsible for their actions.
Output Equity
People like everyone to pull their own weight on tasks but generally perceive that others loaf.
Individuation
The process of differentiating between people. Opposite to deindividuation.
Emergent Norm Theory
Theory of crowd behavior which argues that rather than being a product of randomness and process loss, behavior in crowds result in social norms.
Social Identity Model of Deindividuation Effects (SIDE)
Theory of deindividuation phenomena arguing that such phenomena are largely a result of increases group focus rather than a loss of individual focus.
Risky Shift
The finding that groups seem to make riskier decisions than individuals.
Pluralistic Ignorance
A situation where a majority of group members privately reject a norm, but assume (incorrectly) that most others accept it.
Great Person Theory
Theory of leadership asserting that leaders have an ideal combination of personality traits that enables them to be effective.
