Chapter 13.1

Question 1

mimicry

Answer 1

taking on for ourselves the behaviours, emotional displays, and facial expressions of others.
- has to do with following the pack

Question 2

chameleon effect

Answer 2

describes how people mimic others non-consciously, automatically copying others behaviour without realizing it.

Question 3

social loafing

Answer 3

which occurs when an individual puts less effort into working on a task with others.

Question 4

social facilitation

Answer 4

occurs when ones performance is affected by the presence of others

Question 5

groupthink

Answer 5

refers to this stifling of diversity that occurs when individuals are not able to express their true perspectives, instead having to focus on agreeing with others and maintaining harmony.

Question 6

normative influence

Answer 6

social pressure to adopt a groups perspective in order to be accepted rather than rejected

Question 7

informational influence

Answer 7

which occurs when people internalize the values and beliefs of the group, coming to believe the same things and feel the same ways themselves

Question 8

bystander effect

Answer 8

the presence of other people actually reduces the likelihood of helping behaviour

Question 9

diffusion of responsibility

Answer 9

occurs when the responsibility for taking action is spread across more than one person, thus making no single individual feel personally responsible

Question 10

Pluralistic ignorance

Answer 10

occurs when there is a disjunction between the private beliefs of individuals and the public behaviour they display to others.

Question 11

social roles

Answer 11

are more specific sets of expectations for how someone in a specific position should behave.