Social processes that influence human behavior Flashcards
YD Law of social facilitation
being observed by others will raise arousal,
enhances ability to to perform simple tasks
hinders ability to perform complex tasks
performance not solely influenced on individuals ability, but also by social environment and awareness of environment
deindividuation
loss of identity in large groups, antinormative behaviors,
*usually violent behaviors seen in riots, protests
further shown when wearing masks/uniforms
bystander effect
people do not tend to help victims in street when others are present,
the more people, the less likely to help.
degree of emergency, degree of responsibility and cohesiveness of the group all affect
social loafing
group work
less effort when in group settings
identity shift effect
mechanism behind peer pressure
individuals with fear or rejection will try to conform to the norms of the group but will go through internal conflict. The individual, trying to reduce the internal conflict, will start adopting the groups norms as their own
cognitive dissonance
two opposing thoughts/opinions
internal conflict, individual will try to reduce by eliminating one of the thoughts
Solomon Asch’s experiment
individuals rather pick wrong answers just to avoid being unlike the group, rather than picking correct answer
social action vs social interaction
social action- how individual’s change in social setting
social interaction- how 2 people or MORE change in social settings
group polarization
groups make more extreme decisions than the individual ideas
choice shift of group
ex- policy making, violence, terrorism, jury
group think
desire for harmony or conformity results in a group making a poor or incorrect decision
alternate ideas aren’t address, group members isolate and ignore external viewpoints
ex- riots, mass hysteria, violent/destructive behavior
like deindividualization but as a group
assimilation vs multiculturism
assimilation- melting pot, merging many cultures into ONE
multiculturalism- celebrating all diff cultures
stanford prison experiment
shows conformity
internalization- fit a group while privately agreeing with it
conformity vs compliance vs obedience
conformity- matching attitudes, beliefs and behaviors to societal norms
compliance- change in behavior based on direct request (usually not authority)
obedience- change in behavior based on direct request from an authority
lowball technique
initial commitment and then raise commitment
thats-not-all
deal even better
