Social Psychology

Question 1

Response Polarization AKA Group Polarization

Answer 1

tendency for people in groups to become more extreme in their views.

Question 2

Group Think

Answer 2

occur in highly cohesive groups when group members seek unanimity, ignoring important information and suspending individual critical thinking.

Question 3

Risky Shift

Answer 3

process whereby a group makes riskier decisions in compairions with decisions made by individuals

Question 4

Diffusion of Responsibility

Answer 4

tendency to assume that someone else will respond to a situation and take action.

Question 5

Social Loafing

Answer 5

refers to the tendency to work less hard on a task when one is in a group and occurs when task performance is compromised by the presence of others.

Question 6

Social inhibition

Answer 6

occurs when task performance is compromised by the presence of others.

Question 7

Social Comparison

Answer 7

describes the tendency of people to evaluate their own actions or beliefs by comparing them with the actions and beliefs of others.

Question 8

Deindividuation

Answer 8

Refers to the process of suspending one’s private self-identity and adopting the identity of the group resulting in decreased self-awareness and self-regulation.