Groups [D]

Question 1

Define :

A] Ingroup

B] Outgroup

Answer 1

A] Ingroup - group you belong to or identify with.

B] Outgroup - groups you don’t belong to or identify with.

Question 2

2 components of self - esteem ?

Answer 2

1] personal identity.

2] social identity [ based on the groups we belong to ]

Question 3

Define :

Social Loafing

Answer 3

Social Loafing - the tendency for people to exert less effort when they pool their efforts towards a common goal.

Question 4

Define :

Deindividuation

Answer 4

loss of self - awareness and evaluation apprehension; occurs in group situations that foster anonymity and draw attention away from the individual.

Question 5

Define :

Polarization

Answer 5

Polarization - set decision making tasks where they had to estimate the level of risk they found acceptable.

Question 6

Define :

Groupthink

Answer 6

Groupthink - the tendency of decision - making groups to suppress dissent in the interests of group harmony.

Question 7

Define :

Minority influence

Answer 7

Minority influence

• consistency and persistence.
• self confidence

Question 8

Define :

Social Facilitation

Answer 8

Social Facilitation - people perform simple, well-learned tasks better in the presence of others.