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Process where social influence pushes someone to act in a certain way despite their being no explicit requirement to act in this way

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Conformity

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Characteristics increasing conformity

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Female sex, low intelligence, poor leadership abilities, Inferiority feelings

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Process where an individual is explicitly asked to carry out a task by a person in a position of authority

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Obedience

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Experiment looking at obedience towards authority figures specifically designed to investigate the psychology behind genocidal acts performed by Nazis

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Milgram experiment

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State of mind described by Milgram where a person allows others to direct their behaviour, and passes on responsibility for the consequences of those behaviours onto that other person

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Agentic state

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Process where a group can together make a more risky decision than an individual can

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Risky shift

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Tendency for a group to take a more extreme view than the initial inclinations of its members

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Group polarisation

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Psychological process within a group where the desire for conformity leads to irrational or dysfunctional decision making

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Groupthink

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Power based on the perceived ability to give positive consequences

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Reward power

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Power based on the perceived ability to punish

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Coercive power

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Power based on having particular skills or knowledge

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Expert power

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Power based on having charisma and connections

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Referent power

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Power held by an individual due to their position within an organisation

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Legitimate power

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Described the ‘bases of social power’ - includes reward power, legitimate power etc.

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French and Raven

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Leadership style where the leader makes decisions without consultation from others

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Autocratic

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Leadership style where decisions are ultimately made by the leader but only after facilitating group discussion

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Democratic

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Leadership style where the leader’s involvement in decision making is minimal and individuals make their own decision

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Laissez-faire

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Possible behavioural components of prejudice in increasing severity

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Anti-locution (making negative remarks about but not to the person), avoidance, discrimination, physical attack and extermination

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Theory of prejudice suggesting people develop prejudice as a result of their rigid thinking that occurs as a result of a harsh childhood upbringing, characterised by extreme obedience and respect for authority figures. Controversially used to explain Nazi fascism.

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Authoritarian personality theory of prejudice (Adorno)

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Theory of prejudice relating to Dollard’s frustration-aggression model - when the source of a frustration is too powerful aggression may be displaced towards a soft target

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Scapegoating theory

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Supplemental to scapegoating theory of prejudice, suggests that where there are acute times of low resources unrest follows and scapegoating is more likely

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Relative deprivation theory

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Theory of prejudice suggesting that even the suggestion of competition can trigger prejudices

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Realistic conflict theory

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Experiment where two groups were formed in a summer camp. Even when the groups were allowed to interact freely they displayed strong in-group preferences.

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Sherif’s Robbers cave experiment

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Experiment showing prejudice can be reduced when the person displaying prejudice has themselves experiences such prejudice in the past

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Elliott’s blue eyes and brown eyes experiment

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Effect where people are less likely to intervene to help someone in need if others are also standing nearby

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Bystander effect/Genovese effect

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Factors that mean bystanders are less likely to help

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If the bystander is female
If there are many other bystanders present
If the other bystanders are strangers
If the perpetrators are present
If the situation is perceived as dangerous

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Effect where the larger the group is, the lower effort each individual puts in

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Social loafing/Ringelmann’s effect

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The loss of self awareness within a group, often used to explain e.g. violent acts of a group of football hooligans

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Deindividuation

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Developed the concept of the ‘working group’ which works well together, and the ‘basic assumption group’ which acts out primitive fantasies and prevents work being done

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Bion

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Type of basic assumption group where the group turns towards a leader to protect them from anxiety

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Dependency

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Type of basic assumption group where the group acts as if there is an enemy, either within or outwith the group, who must be attacked or avoided

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Fight-flight

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Type of basic assumption group where the group acts as if the answer lies in the pairing - either friendly or hostile - of two members

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Pairing

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Group ideology which prioritises the rights of groups over the rights of an individual

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Collectivism

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Group ideology which prioritises rights of an individual over the group

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Individualism

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Leadership style where the leader allows team members to voice their opinions and supports them in making changes they believe in

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Participative

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Therapeutic factor in group therapy where one member helps another

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Altruism

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Therapeutic factor in group therapy where ideas/thoughts/emotions can be expressed in a way that produces relief

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Catharsis

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Therapeutic factor in group therapy where there is a sense that the group is working together towards a common goal

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Cohesion

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Therapeutic factor in group therapy where the group replicates a family to work through prior conflicts of its members

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Corrective recapitulation

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Therapeutic factor in group therapy where members gain feedback from others and give out feedback

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Interpersonal learning

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Therapeutic factor in group therapy where members acquire new knowledge

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Imparting information

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Therapeutic factor in group therapy where members consciously model their behaviour on another member

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Imitation

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Therapeutic factor in group therapy where members accept responsibility for decisions

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Existential factors

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Therapeutic factor in group therapy where a sense of hope is imparted into the group

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Instillation of hope

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Therapeutic factor in group therapy where there is free exchange of ideas and feelings between members

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Socialisation

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Therapeutic factor in group therapy where there is an awareness among members that they are not the only ones to experience a particular issue

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Universality

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Described four principles of a therapeutic community

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Rapoport

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Four principles of a therapeutic community as described by Rapoport

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Permissiveness
Democracy
Reality confrontation
Communalism

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Updated Rapoport’s principles of a therapeutic community

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Haigh

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Haigh’s updated principles of a therapeutic community and Rapoport’s principle they correspond to

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Containment - permissiveness
Communication - communalism
Involvement - reality confrontation
Agency - democracy

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Aspect of a therapeutic community described by Rapoport characterised by support, rules and boundaries allowing individuals to feel safe

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Permissiveness

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Aspect of a therapeutic community described by Rapoport characterised by decision making within the community giving individuals a sense of empowerment and belief they can be useful in the wider world

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Democracy

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Aspect of a therapeutic community described by Rapoport characterised by learning from others and finding a place within the group

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Reality confrontation

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Aspect of a therapeutic community described by Rapoport characterised by shared responsibility and shared group ethos

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Communalism

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Therapeutic factor in group therapy where the group can self-evolve and work through conflicts

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Coherence

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In group therapy, the quality of the relationship between each member of a group and the therapist

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Group allience

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Therapeutic factor in group therapy where a person unconsciously incorparates attributes and qualities of the group into themselves

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Positive identification

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Phenomenon where high expectations lead in improved performance

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Pygmalion effect/Rosenthal effect

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Factors according to Asch which make group conformity more likely

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Larger group size
Challenging task
Public interactions
Perception that some members are more senior than others

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Factors according to Asch which make group conformity more likely

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Larger group size
Challenging task
Public interactions
Perception that some members are more senior than others

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