Module 7 - Group Influence Flashcards
what is a group?
2 or more people who interact and influence one another.
social facilitation
having people around tends to enhance our performance
social loafing
individual performances may actually get worse because people are of a team
people apply less effort when they are working in a team with a common goal.
deindividuation
it can increase arousal and diffuse responsibility
Group polarization
where people in a group interact, their initial moderate opinions actually lead to more extreme group opinions
Groupthink
groups afford more time and energy to try and achieve consensus and cohesion within the group rather than critically analyzing and discussing the facts.
mere presence effect
performer feels they are being evaluated
evaluation apprehension
explains why people best perform when the cofactor is superior, unknown to the actor, hard to keep in view.
physical animosity
it is a key factor in individuated behaviour
risky shift
Group decisions tended to be riskier than the individual averages
normative influence
we constantly compare our thoughts and abilities to others
pluralistic ignorance
an incorrect notion of how others might be thinking or feeling
minority influence
consistency
self-confidence
defection
defection
a confident minority may cause one or two members of a majority to defect, thus destroying group unanimity
deindividuated people have high self-awareness
false
based on its ‘textbook’ definition, students working individually in a computer room would be considered a group
false
research on the social facilitation effect shows that when we perform a task with other coactors, our performance tends to be worse compared to when others are not present
false
the tendency for people with minority views to express them less quickly than people in the majority is known as the minority slowness effect
true
a false impression of how other people are thinking, feeling, or responding is known as pluralistic ignorance
True
Susan, working in a group with nine other people, found it hard to focus on brainstorming different ideas for the group’s project. She had a great idea to share with the group, but lost it while awaiting a turn to speak. This is an example of production blocking.
true
if given cues to act altruistically, deindividuated people tend to act more generous than usual.
true
the arousal associated with task performance and the presence of others may partly be explained by evaluation apprehension
true
social loafing increases as the size of the group increases
true
the tendency for people to exert less effort when they pool their efforts toward a common goal than when they are individually accountable is known as social loafing
true
