Module 7 - Group Influence Flashcards

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1
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what is a group?

A

2 or more people who interact and influence one another.

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2
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social facilitation

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having people around tends to enhance our performance

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3
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social loafing

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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.

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4
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deindividuation

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it can increase arousal and diffuse responsibility

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5
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Group polarization

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where people in a group interact, their initial moderate opinions actually lead to more extreme group opinions

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6
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Groupthink

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groups afford more time and energy to try and achieve consensus and cohesion within the group rather than critically analyzing and discussing the facts.

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7
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mere presence effect

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performer feels they are being evaluated

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8
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evaluation apprehension

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explains why people best perform when the cofactor is superior, unknown to the actor, hard to keep in view.

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9
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physical animosity

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it is a key factor in individuated behaviour

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10
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risky shift

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Group decisions tended to be riskier than the individual averages

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11
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normative influence

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we constantly compare our thoughts and abilities to others

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12
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pluralistic ignorance

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an incorrect notion of how others might be thinking or feeling

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13
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minority influence

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consistency
self-confidence
defection

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14
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defection

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a confident minority may cause one or two members of a majority to defect, thus destroying group unanimity

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15
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deindividuated people have high self-awareness

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false

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16
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based on its ‘textbook’ definition, students working individually in a computer room would be considered a group

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false

17
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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

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false

18
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the tendency for people with minority views to express them less quickly than people in the majority is known as the minority slowness effect

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true

19
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a false impression of how other people are thinking, feeling, or responding is known as pluralistic ignorance

A

True

20
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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.

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true

21
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if given cues to act altruistically, deindividuated people tend to act more generous than usual.

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true

22
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the arousal associated with task performance and the presence of others may partly be explained by evaluation apprehension

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true

23
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social loafing increases as the size of the group increases

A

true

24
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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

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true