Chapter 7: Group Influence Flashcards
Co-actors
People working together on a noncompetitive task at the same time.
Ex. doing a group project together
Social Facilitation
Tendency to perform simple or well learned tasks better when others are present.
Hindering Our Performance by Social Arousal
Hunt & Hiller found that in the presence of others, students took less time to learn a simple maze and more time to learn a complex maze.
Accomplice
Someone who is working with the experimenter. “Undercover person”
What is an example of crowding effect?
When others are close by, we are more likely to notice and join in their laughter
Evaluation Apprehension
Observers are anxious or fearful because we wonder how they think of us.
Social Loafing
Tendency for people to put in less effort when they pool their efforts toward a common goal than when they are being individually evaluated.
Deindividuation
People are more likely to abandon normal restraints, lose their sense of individual responsibility
Group Polarization
Tendency for group discussion to enhance the individuals’ initial learnings,
Group Polarization: Informational Influence
Active participation in discussion produces more attitude change than does passive learning
Group Polarization: Normative Influence
We want people to like us, so we may express stronger opinions after discovering that others share our views.
Pluralistic Ignorance
A false impression of how other people are thinking, feeling or responding.
For ex. people who say they never acted like those teens did even though they might have when they were a teen.
Illusion of Vulnerability
A symptom of groupthink.
Underestimating their potential risks.
Unquestioned belief in Group’s Morality
A symptom of groupthink. Similar to illusion of vulnerability.
Rationalization
Close-minded approach. The group discounts challenges by collectively justifying its decisions.
