Group influence 4.3b Flashcards
1
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Social facilitation
A
Most likely response is strengthened in the presence of others - crowds activate our sympathetic nervous system
2
Q
Social inhibition
A
For tasks that are difficult or not yet learned, the presence of other people is likely to hinder performance
3
Q
Social loafing
A
Tendency to expend less effort on a task when it is a group effort
4
Q
Deindividuation
A
The loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity
5
Q
Group polarization
A
Beliefs and attitudes we bring to a group grow stronger when discussed with other like-minded people
6
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Groupthink
A
When the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of the alternatives
