pt. 2 Flashcards
Social Facilitation
me: juggling soccer ball vs skiing moguls
Improved performance on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others
Social Loafing
The tendency for people in groups to exert less effort when pooling their effort towards a common goal
Deindividuation
loss of self-awareness and self restraint in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity
Group Polarization
the enhancement of a group’s prevailing feelings through discussion within the group
Groupthink
bay of pigs!
when desire for harmony in a decision making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives
Prejudice
Unjustifiable attitude toward a group and its members (does not require action)
Stereotype
A generalized belief about a group of people
Discrimination
Unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group (requires action)
Targets of Prejudice (list 3)
- racial and ethnic groups
- gender
- lgbtq
Just-World Phenomenon
The tendency for people to believe the world is just as that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get “that’s just how the world is!”
Minimal Group identification
has to do with discrimination
The minimal conditions required for discrimination to occur between groups
Scapegoat Theory
The theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame
