Individuals in Group/Group Decision making Flashcards
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Social facilitation (Allport):
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the effect of the presence of others people enhancing an individual’s performance
2
Q
Social loafing (Ringelmann):
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Tendency of individuals to exert less effort when working as part of a group than when working alone
3
Q
Group Conformity (Asch):
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a change in an individual’s belief or behaviour in response to real or imagined group pressure
4
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Groupthink (Janis):
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a mode of thinking in a cohesive in-group, in which members’ strivings for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise the alternative courses of action
intelligent people make silly/risky/dangerous decisions as they act more boldly - overestimate their actual potential.
