Group behaviour Flashcards
What is social facilitation?
Improvement in performance with the presence of others.
What is social inhibition?
Decrease in standard of performance with presence of others.
What is Zajonc’s drive theory?
Drive theory assumes that physiological arousal enhances performance of dominant or well-learned responses.
What is social loafing?
A reduction in individual effort when working on a collaborative task compared with working alone.
What feeling can cause either social facilitation or social inhibition?
Arousal.
What is social identity theory?
Social identity theory is a theoretical account of the relationship between personal and social identity.
What is intergroup behaviour?
Behaviour that is influenced by the recognition that they and others are members of a social group.
