Social Psych Flashcards
Groupthink
Conforming to reach a consensus that isn’t the most rational or most effective
Social loafing
the tendency to do less work and contribute less when working with others
Social facilitation
improving performance around others
Social inhibition
declining performance around others
Bystander effect
the phenomenon that people are less likely to help another if there are more people around
Group polarization
the tendency for opinion’s to be strengthened and intensified around like-minded people
Just world hypothesis
the belief that people get what they deserve in the world
Fundamental attribution theory
the tendency to attribute internal traits to others but external traits to yourself (self serving bias)
Deindividuation
the tendency to lose one’s sense of self in a group (mob mentality)
Foot in the door
tendency for people to be more willing to accept a larger favor when presented with a smaller one first
Door in the face
tendency for people to be more willing to accept a smaller favor when presented with a smaller one first
Cognitive dissonance
the mental toll of having contradicting beliefs and actions
False consensus effect
the false belief that everyone around you agrees with your opinion
Solomon Asch
Conformity - lines
Stanley Miligram
Shock test - obedience
