Psy 12.3

Question 1

personal identity

Answer 1

The part of our psychological identity that involves our sense of ourselves as unique individuals.

Question 2

social identity

Answer 2

The part of our psychological identity that involves our sense of ourselves as members of particular groups. Also called group identity.

Question 3

conformity

Answer 3

The tendency to adjust one’s behavior to actual or perceived social pressures.

Question 4

obedience

Answer 4

Compliance with commands or orders issued by others, usually people in a position of authority.

Question 5

legitimization of authority

Answer 5

The tendency to grant legitimacy to the orders or commands of people in authority.

Question 6

social validation

Answer 6

The tendency to use other people’s behavior as a standard for judging the appropriateness of one’s own behavior.

Question 7

social facilitation

Answer 7

The tendency to work better or harder in the presence of others than when alone.

Question 8

social loafing

Answer 8

The tendency to expend less effort when working as a member of a group than when working alone.

Question 9

groupthink

Answer 9

Janis’s term for the tendency of members of a decision-making group to be more focused on reaching a consensus than on critically examining the issues at hand.