E3: Social groups v. Nonsocial groups

Question 1

social group

Answer 1

three or more interdependent individuals who influence one another through social interactions and share a common goal

Question 2

What are the two ways that social groups influence our chosen behaviors?

Answer 2

Social norms and social roles

Question 3

The two norms within a social group that influence behavior

Answer 3

descriptive norms and injunctive norms

Question 4

Descriptive norms in a social group

Answer 4

descriptive norms are the typical or common behavior of group members or how people actually behave in a given situation

Question 5

Injunctive norms in a social group

Answer 5

what is considered acceptable or unacceptable behavior within a social group

Question 6

roles within a social group

Answer 6

-could be formal or informal

-a person does not always fill the same role across different social groups they belong to

-with social group roles comes behavioral expectations

Question 7

How does the Stanford prison experiment relate to social groups

Answer 7

All about the roles people play and how strong of an influence they are in our behaviors

-was unethical but has since been successfully replicated

Question 8

Nonsocial group

Answer 8

just being around other people influences behavior; don’t have to know the people in your presence for it to be influential

-norms and roles not as relevant here